Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2015

Variable Details

Variablellticd3
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 1
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 3
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 3
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 14
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 0
7 Migraine/headaches 1
8 Other problems of nervous system 6
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 4
10 Other eye complaints 2
11 Poor hearing/deafness 2
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 2
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 1
16 Heart attack/angina 2
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 3
18 Other heart problems 1
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 5
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 1
23 Asthma 7
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 7
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 2
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 2
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 7
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 3
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 1
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 16
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 16
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 39
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 2
39 Skin complaints 2
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 9
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 4747
-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