Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2015

Variable Details

Variablelsicode3
LabelLongstanding illness 3 - 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 0
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 0
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 1
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 5
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 1
7 Migraine/headaches 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 0
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 1
10 Other eye complaints 1
11 Poor hearing/deafness 0
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 4
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 0
16 Heart attack/angina 0
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 1
18 Other heart problems 3
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 0
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 4
24 Hayfever 2
25 Other respiratory complaints 2
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 1
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 2
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 4
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 0
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 0
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 0
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 0
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 3
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 0
39 Skin complaints 10
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 7
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 437
-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