Main survey variable: hconda16 Age told had health condition: High blood pressure

Age told had health condition: High blood pressure

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	32675	99.47%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	97	0.3%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
49.77	32752	4.0	78.0	14.19	97

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34165	96.32%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	3	0.01%
don't know	-1	49	0.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	1120	3.16%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
50.62	34351	11.0	90.0	14.41	1120

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27874	99.56%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	20	0.07%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.35	27978	20.0	65.0	11.65	20

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29039	99.21%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	31	0.11%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
45.1	29240	14.0	75.0	15.9	31

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31508	98.44%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	34	0.11%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
39.74	31974	13.0	60.0	14.52	34

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33463	97.51%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	50	0.15%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
45.74	34269	2.0	87.0	19.34	50

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34906	96.81%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	53	0.15%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
46.42	36005	15.0	70.0	13.71	53

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37532	95.52%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	75	0.19%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
46.6	39219	15.0	83.0	16.54	75

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39241	93.05%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
don't know	-1	2	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	95	0.23%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
45.52	42075	12.0	81.0	14.81	95

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	41408	91.63%
proxy	-7	3324	7.36%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	29	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	430	0.95%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.39	44762	4.0	84.0	14.34	430

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40885	91.19%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	89	0.2%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.94	44748	4.0	82.0	16.35	89

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	43017	91.38%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	118	0.25%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.73	46956	4.0	75.0	15.27	118

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45683	91.93%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
don't know	-1	6	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	173	0.35%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.69	49519	1.0	85.0	16.91	173

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39026	76.53%
proxy	-7	3262	6.4%
refusal	-2	3	0.01%
don't know	-1	191	0.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	8512	16.69%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
49.64	42482	1.0	93.0	15.63	8512

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hconda16

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Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

healthconditionsall_w15.hconda

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Question text:

Question universe:

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Wave 14 (n_hconda16 indresp)

Wave 13 (m_hconda16 indresp)

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Wave 11 (k_hconda16 indresp)

Wave 10 (j_hconda16 indresp)

Wave 9 (i_hconda16 indresp)

Wave 8 (h_hconda16 indresp)

Wave 7 (g_hconda16 indresp)

Wave 6 (f_hconda16 indresp)

Wave 5 (e_hconda16 indresp)

Wave 4 (d_hconda16 indresp)

Wave 3 (c_hconda16 indresp)

Wave 1 (a_hconda16 indresp)

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