Main survey variable: hconda06 Age told had health condition: Heart attack or myocardial infarction

Age told had health condition: Heart attack or myocardial infarction

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	32759	99.73%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
[Value >= 0]	1	16	0.05%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
63.0	32833	41.0	93.0	12.77	16

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35190	99.21%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
don't know	-1	6	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	141	0.4%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
57.6	35330	0	93.0	13.6	141

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27890	99.61%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	4	0.01%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
67.25	27994	50.0	87.0	16.21	4

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29071	99.32%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.01%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
45.5	29269	19.0	72.0	37.48	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31541	98.54%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
[Value >= 0]	1	3	0.01%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
59.67	32005	44.0	82.0	19.86	3

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33509	97.64%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
[Value >= 0]	1	6	0.02%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
64.67	34313	40.0	85.0	16.27	6

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34957	96.95%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	5	0.01%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
55.6	36053	38.0	69.0	12.42	5

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37603	95.7%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	7	0.02%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
55.29	39287	19.0	87.0	20.93	7

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39328	93.26%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	10	0.02%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
59.4	42160	50.0	76.0	7.89	10

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	41822	92.54%
proxy	-7	3324	7.36%
don't know	-1	2	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	44	0.1%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
51.5	45148	20.0	83.0	12.58	44

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40975	91.39%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	4	0.01%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
47.5	44833	40.0	60.0	8.7	4

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	43124	91.61%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	15	0.03%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
55.2	47059	20.0	80.0	15.72	15

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45846	92.26%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	15	0.03%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
53.73	49677	20.0	75.0	14.98	15

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	823	1.61%
inapplicable	-8	46909	91.99%
proxy	-7	3262	6.4%
	Total	50994	100.0%

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hconda06

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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:

healthconditionsall_w15.hconda

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

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Wave 14 (n_hconda06 indresp)

Wave 13 (m_hconda06 indresp)

Wave 12 (l_hconda06 indresp)

Wave 11 (k_hconda06 indresp)

Wave 10 (j_hconda06 indresp)

Wave 9 (i_hconda06 indresp)

Wave 8 (h_hconda06 indresp)

Wave 7 (g_hconda06 indresp)

Wave 6 (f_hconda06 indresp)

Wave 5 (e_hconda06 indresp)

Wave 4 (d_hconda06 indresp)

Wave 3 (c_hconda06 indresp)

Wave 1 (a_hconda06 indresp)

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