Main survey variable: hconda08 Age told had health condition: Emphysema

Age told had health condition: Emphysema

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:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32775	99.77%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Valid Observations

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35296	99.51%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	37	0.1%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
54.54	35434	18.0	78.0	14.42	37

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27892	99.62%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.01%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
41.5	27996	28.0	55.0	19.09	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29073	99.32%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Valid Observations

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31544	98.55%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Valid Observations

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33514	97.65%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
[Value >= 0]	1	1	0.0%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
48.0	34318	48.0	48.0	0	1

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34961	96.96%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	1	0.0%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.0	36057	4.0	4.0	0	1

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37608	95.71%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	3	0.01%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
45.33	39291	25.0	73.0	24.83	3

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39336	93.28%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.0%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
59.5	42168	58.0	61.0	2.12	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	41854	92.61%
proxy	-7	3324	7.36%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	13	0.03%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
36.15	45179	4.0	58.0	20.02	13

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40977	91.39%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.0%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
51.5	44835	50.0	53.0	2.12	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	43136	91.63%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	3	0.01%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
58.0	47071	52.0	67.0	7.94	3

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45859	92.29%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.0%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
48.5	49690	48.0	49.0	0.71	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	47385	92.92%
proxy	-7	3262	6.4%
don't know	-1	7	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	340	0.67%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
55.5	50654	1.0	88.0	14.87	340

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hconda08

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Question asked in the latest wave:

healthconditionsall_w15.hconda

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Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

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Question text:

Question universe:

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Wave 14 (n_hconda08 indresp)

Wave 13 (m_hconda08 indresp)

Wave 12 (l_hconda08 indresp)

Wave 11 (k_hconda08 indresp)

Wave 10 (j_hconda08 indresp)

Wave 9 (i_hconda08 indresp)

Wave 8 (h_hconda08 indresp)

Wave 7 (g_hconda08 indresp)

Wave 6 (f_hconda08 indresp)

Wave 5 (e_hconda08 indresp)

Wave 4 (d_hconda08 indresp)

Wave 3 (c_hconda08 indresp)

Wave 1 (a_hconda08 indresp)

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