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healthconditions_w9

Health conditions module

Questions 4

healthconditions_w9.hcond

Diagnosed health conditions

Type: multichoice

Source: UKHLS/NHANES

Interviewer Instruction: CODE ALL THAT APPLY

Text: Has a doctor or other health professional ever told you that you have any of these conditions? {if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1} Please just tell me the numbers that apply. / {if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 3} Please select all of the answers that apply to you.

OptionLabelAssociated variables
1Asthmai_hcond1 (i_indresp) Asthma
2Arthritisi_hcond2 (i_indresp) Arthritis
3Congestive heart failurei_hcond3 (i_indresp) Congestive heart failure
4Coronary heart diseasei_hcond4 (i_indresp) Coronary heart disease
5Anginai_hcond5 (i_indresp) Angina
6Heart attack or myocardial infarctioni_hcond6 (i_indresp) Heart attack or myocardial infarction
7Strokei_hcond7 (i_indresp) Stroke
8Emphysemai_hcond8 (i_indresp) Emphysema
9Hyperthyroidism or an over-active thyroidi_hcond9 (i_indresp) Hyperthyroidism or an over-active thyroid
10Hypothyroidism or an under-active thyroidi_hcond10 (i_indresp) Hypothyroidism or an under-active thyroid
11Chronic bronchitisi_hcond11 (i_indresp) Chronic bronchitis
12Any kind of liver conditioni_hcond12 (i_indresp) Any kind of liver condition
13Cancer or malignancyi_hcond13 (i_indresp) Cancer or malignancy
14Diabetesi_hcond14 (i_indresp) Diabetes
15Epilepsyi_hcond15 (i_indresp) Epilepsy
16High blood pressurei_hcond16 (i_indresp) High blood pressure
17Clinical depressioni_hcond17 (i_indresp) Clinical depression
19Multiple Sclerosisi_hcond19 (i_indresp) Multiple Sclerosis
20H.I.V.i_hcond20 (i_indresp) H.I.V.
18Other long standing/chronic condition, please specifyi_hcond18 (i_indresp) Other long standing/chronic condition, please specify
96None of thesei_hcond96 (i_indresp) None of these

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 and ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed)

healthconditions_w9.hcondo

Has other health condition

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: WRITE IN OTHER HEALTH CONDITION(S)

Text: What other health conditions has a doctor or other health professional told you that you had?

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 and ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed)
and if HCond = 18 (Has other health condition)

healthconditions_w9.hconds

Still have health condition

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS/NHANES

Text: Do you still have [HCond]?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 and ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed)
and if HCond = 1 thru 17 | HCond = 19|20 (Has a diagnosed health condition)
and if HCond = 1-5 or 8-17 (Has a health condition other than a heart attack, stroke, multiple sclerosis or HIV)

healthconditions_w9.hconda

Age told had health condition

Type: number

Source: UKHLS/NHANES

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER AGE

Text: What age were you when you were first told you had {if HCond = 6|7} a [HCond]?

Universe:
if ff_ivlolw <> 1 and ff_everint <> 1 (New entrant never interviewed)
and if HCond = 1 thru 17 | HCond = 19|20 (Has a diagnosed health condition)

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