Main survey variable: hconda01 Age told had health condition: Asthma

Age told had health condition: Asthma

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Health: Personal Health Condition

Question asked in the latest wave:

healthconditionsall_w15.hconda

Question label:

Age told had health condition

Question text:

What age were you when you were first told you had a {if HCondcode = (6|7)} were {if HCondcode = 88} had {if HCondcode (6|7|88)} [HCondcode]?

Question universe:

if [ff_ivlolw 1 and ff_everint 1] // New entrant never interviewed
And if [HCONDCODE = 1 thru 24 or 26 thru 31 or 33 thru 35 or 37 thru 42 or 66 thru 75 or 78 thru 84 or 86 thru 89] // Health condition is not 'other'

Question interviewer instructions:

ENTER AGE

Further details:
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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32570	99.15%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	11	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	193	0.59%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.65	32656	0	61.0	13.81	193

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34096	96.12%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	3	0.01%
don't know	-1	52	0.15%
[Value >= 0]	1	1186	3.34%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.45	34285	0	85.0	18.5	1186

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27786	99.24%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	99	0.35%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.11	27899	0	60.0	10.2	99

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	28973	98.98%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
don't know	-1	7	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	93	0.32%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
10.17	29178	0	60.0	10.85	93

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31411	98.13%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
don't know	-1	12	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	121	0.38%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
10.13	31887	0	70.0	12.18	121

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33354	97.19%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	5	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	155	0.45%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.88	34164	0	42.0	8.17	155

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34781	96.46%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	17	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	163	0.45%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.62	35895	0	63.0	10.34	163

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37413	95.21%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
don't know	-1	16	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	182	0.46%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
10.62	39112	0	60.0	11.33	182

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39121	92.77%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
don't know	-1	19	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	198	0.47%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.65	41972	0	69.0	13.03	198

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	41297	91.38%
proxy	-7	3324	7.36%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	44	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	525	1.16%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.34	44667	0	82.0	16.47	525

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40735	90.85%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
don't know	-1	12	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	232	0.52%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.59	44605	1.0	73.0	10.61	232

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	42833	90.99%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
don't know	-1	10	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	296	0.63%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.52	46778	1.0	56.0	9.97	296

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45488	91.54%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
don't know	-1	14	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	360	0.72%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
11.02	49332	1.0	79.0	11.91	360

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	41463	81.31%
proxy	-7	3262	6.4%
don't know	-1	98	0.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	6171	12.1%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
22.08	44823	1.0	84.0	19.52	6171

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hconda01

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Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

healthconditionsall_w15.hconda

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Question text:

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Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

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Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

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Wave 14 (n_hconda01 indresp)

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Wave 6 (f_hconda01 indresp)

Wave 5 (e_hconda01 indresp)

Wave 4 (d_hconda01 indresp)

Wave 3 (c_hconda01 indresp)

Wave 1 (a_hconda01 indresp)

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