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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2015

Variable Details

Variablellticd1
LabelLimiting long term illness main cause (Q28c)
Question text What is the main health problem or disability you have that limits your day-to-day activities? Please write in one condition only, that is the one that limits your activities the most.
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 99
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 67
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 51
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 302
5 Mental handicap 4
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 33
7 Migraine/headaches 25
8 Other problems of nervous system 219
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 53
10 Other eye complaints 20
11 Poor hearing/deafness 19
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 4
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 26
14 Other ear complaints 2
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 61
16 Heart attack/angina 40
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 24
18 Other heart problems 142
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 5
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 31
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 6
23 Asthma 85
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 235
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 38
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 36
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 62
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 3
30 Kidney complaints 17
31 Urinary tract infection 7
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 16
33 Reproductive system disorders 32
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 832
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 722
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 922
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 2
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 22
39 Skin complaints 29
40 Other complaints 8
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 289
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 321
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 8744
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2015
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2015 and children aged 0 to 15 in the same private households.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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