Main survey variable: hconda15 Age told had health condition: Epilepsy

Age told had health condition: Epilepsy

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	32756	99.72%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	17	0.05%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.88	32832	1.0	56.0	16.62	17

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35257	99.4%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	5	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	74	0.21%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
22.86	35397	0	75.0	19.27	74

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27889	99.61%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	5	0.02%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.8	27993	5.0	25.0	8.17	5

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29064	99.29%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
[Value >= 0]	1	9	0.03%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
11.67	29262	1.0	30.0	9.49	9

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31536	98.53%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
[Value >= 0]	1	8	0.02%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
14.38	32000	4.0	36.0	9.58	8

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33506	97.63%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
[Value >= 0]	1	9	0.03%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.78	34310	6.0	35.0	10.95	9

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34945	96.91%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	16	0.04%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
18.38	36042	4.0	45.0	12.25	16

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37601	95.69%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	9	0.02%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
17.33	39285	1.0	57.0	19.35	9

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39326	93.26%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	12	0.03%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.17	42158	2.0	40.0	11.23	12

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	41831	92.56%
proxy	-7	3324	7.36%
don't know	-1	5	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	32	0.07%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
18.66	45160	0	57.0	13.57	32

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40963	91.36%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	15	0.03%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
13.6	44822	1.0	46.0	10.55	15

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	43120	91.6%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	19	0.04%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
11.16	47055	1.0	22.0	6.1	19

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45842	92.25%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
[Value >= 0]	1	20	0.04%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.6	49672	2.0	58.0	14.13	20

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	47202	92.56%
proxy	-7	3262	6.4%
don't know	-1	12	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	518	1.02%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.11	50476	1.0	80.0	16.97	518

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hconda15

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Index term

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 label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

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Wave 14 (n_hconda15 indresp)

Wave 13 (m_hconda15 indresp)

Wave 12 (l_hconda15 indresp)

Wave 11 (k_hconda15 indresp)

Wave 10 (j_hconda15 indresp)

Wave 9 (i_hconda15 indresp)

Wave 8 (h_hconda15 indresp)

Wave 7 (g_hconda15 indresp)

Wave 6 (f_hconda15 indresp)

Wave 5 (e_hconda15 indresp)

Wave 4 (d_hconda15 indresp)

Wave 3 (c_hconda15 indresp)

Wave 1 (a_hconda15 indresp)

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