Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2015

Variable Details

Variablelsicode1
LabelLongstanding illness 1 - ICD code
Question text What is the matter with this child? You can record up to six different health problems.
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 2
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 5
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 10
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 83
5 Mental handicap 4
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 2
7 Migraine/headaches 6
8 Other problems of nervous system 7
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 11
10 Other eye complaints 12
11 Poor hearing/deafness 9
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 10
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 1
16 Heart attack/angina 0
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 0
18 Other heart problems 14
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 1
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 3
23 Asthma 113
24 Hayfever 11
25 Other respiratory complaints 16
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 2
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 20
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 16
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 5
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 5
33 Reproductive system disorders 5
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 0
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 2
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 27
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 2
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 3
39 Skin complaints 56
40 Other complaints 1
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 10
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 12
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 2118
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