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Variables in General Household Survey, 1994 : Follow-Up Survey of the Health of People Aged 65+ (SN 3903)

How these variables link across files.

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• a01 — efu general health
• a02 — health compared with last time
• a03 — efu longstanding illness
• a03x — efu chronic
• a04m1 — longstanding illness
• a04m2 — longstanding illness
• a04m3 — longstanding illness
• a04m4 — longstanding illness
• a04m5 — longstanding illness
• a04m6 — longstanding illness
• a04same — whether same longstanding illness at ghs and efu
• a05 — efu limitation
• a06 — when limitation started
• a06x — change in limitation
• a07 — whether limited before or since ghs interview
• a08 — whether limitation has changed
• a09 — whether more or less limited
• a10date — date limitation began
• a11 — any other health change
• a13date — date of other significant health change
• age — age
• age3 —
• age5 —
• agemax — age of oldest in household
• attall — receipt of Attendance Allowance by hoh/partner
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• b01 — mobility
• b02 — self-care
• b03 — activities
• b04 — pain
• b05 — anxiety
• bathhp — ghs bath helper
• bdate — date of birth
• bushp — ghs if has help with personal affairs
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• c01 — efu glasses
• c01x — eyesight
• c02 — efu eyesight difficulty
• c03 — sight compared with before
• c04 — efu hearing difficulty
• c04x — hearing
• c05 — efu hearing aid
• c06 — hearing compared with before
• c07 — whether ever confused
• c07x — mental state
• c07xg — mental state (grouped)
• c08 — frequency of being confused
• c09 — if confusion started before GHS int
• caseno —
• cookhp — ghs if someone else prepares hot food
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• d01 — efu stairs
• d01x — efu stairs
• d02 — efu stairs easy
• d03 — efu stairs to loo
• d04 — efu stairs to bed
• d05 — efu get around on level
• d05x — efu getting around the house
• d06 — efu get around easy
• d07 — efu toilet
• d07x — efu getting to the toilet
• d08 — efu toilet easy
• d09 — who helps to get around house
• d09outhh — who helps resp to get around house
• d09perno — who helps resp to get around house
• d10 — efu bed
• d10x — efu getting in and out of bed
• d11 — efu bed easy
• d12 — efu dress
• d12x — efu dressing and undressing
• d13 — efu dress easy
• d14 — who helps to get up
• d14outhh — who helps resp to get up
• d14perno — who helps resp to get up
• d15 — efu bath
• d15x — efu bath
• d16 — efu bath easy
• d17 — who helps with bathing
• d17outhh — who helps resp to bath
• d17perno — who helps resp to bath
• d18 — efu wash
• d18x — efu washing face and hands
• d19 — efu wash easy
• d20 — efu feed
• d20x — efu feeding self
• d21 — efu feed easy
• d22 — efu toenails
• d22x — efu toenails
• d23 — efu toenails easy
• d24 — who cuts toenails
• d24outhh — who cuts resp's toenails
• d24perno — who cuts resp's toenails
• d25 — whether loses control of bladder
• d25x — loss of bladder control
• d26 — how often loses control of baldder
• d27 — whether loses control of bowels
• d27x — loss of bowel control
• d28 — how often loses control of bowels
• da01 —
• dalst3m — DOCTOR ATTENDING AT HOME
• dc01x —
• dc04x —
• ddate — Date of death
• dishwshr — dishwasher
• drier — tumble drier
• dslst3m — DOCTOR,GP AT SURGERY
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• e01 — efu walk
• e01x — efu getting out
• e02 — efu walk easy
• e03 — whether drives household car
• e03x — efu whether drives car
• e04m1 — reasons for not driving household car
• e04m2 —
• e04m3 —
• e04m4 —
• e05 — efu if uses public transport
• e05x — efu public transport
• e06 — efu public transport on own
• e07 — efu public transport easy
• e08m1 — reasons for not using public transport
• e08m2 —
• e08m3 —
• e09m1 — walking aids
• e09m2 —
• e09m3 —
• e09m4 —
• e09m5 —
• e09m6 —
• e10m1 — alterations to home
• e10m2 —
• e10m3 —
• e11 — whether has personal alarm
• ecst — ECONOMIC STATUS LAST WEEK
• efudate — date of efu interview
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• f01 — if does shopping on own
• f01x — whether can do shopping on own
• f02 — if could do shopping on own
• f03 — who does shopping
• f03outhh — who usually does resp's shopping
• f03perno — who usually does resp's shopping
• f05 — if cleans windows
• f05x — whether can clean windows
• f06 — if could clean windows
• f07 — if uses vacuum cleaner
• f07x — whether can use a vacuum cleaner
• f08 — if could use vacuum cleaner
• f09 — if does climbing jobs
• f09x — whether can do climbing jobs
• f10 — if could do climbing jobs
• f11 — if does hand washing
• f11x — whether can do hand washing
• f12 — if could do hand washing
• f13 — if can open screw tops
• f13x — whether can open screw tops
• f14 — if could open screw tops
• f15 — if washes dishes
• f15x — whether can wash dishes
• f16 — if could wash dishes
• f17 — who helps with household jobs
• f17outhh — who usually helps with housework
• f17perno — who usually helps with housework
• f19 — if prepares hot meals
• f19x — whether can make a hot meal
• f20 — if could prepare hot meals
• f21 — who prepares hot meals
• f21outhh — who usually prepares hot food
• f21perno — who usually prepares hot food
• f23 — if prepares snacks
• f23x — whether can make a snack
• f24 — if could prepare snacks
• f25 — if makes cups of tea
• f25x — whether can make a cup of tea
• f26 — if could make cups of tea
• f27 — if deals with personal affairs
• f27x — whether deals with own personal affairs
• f28 — if could deal with personal affairs
• f29 — who helps with personal affairs
• f29outhh — who usually helps with personal affairs
• f29perno — who usually helps with personal affairs
• f31 — if needs reguar daily help
• f32 — when need for regular daily help began
• f33year — year started to need regular daily help
• f34date — date started needing regular daily help
• f36 — carer no
• f36c1hrs — hours of carer 1
• f36c1loc — whether carer 1 in household
• f36c1oth — carer 1 non-hh
• f36c1per — carer 1 perno
• f36c2hrs — hours of carer 2
• f36c2loc — whether carer 2 in household
• f36c2oth — carer 2 non-hh
• f36c2per — carer 2 perno
• f36c3hrs — hours of carer 3
• f36c3loc — whether carer 3 in household
• f36c3oth — carer 3 non-hh
• f36c3per — carer 3 perno
• filter_$ — a01 = 8 or a01 = 9 (FILTER)
• freezer — freezer
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• g01 — efu home help
• g02 — efu private help
• g04 — efu meals on wheels
• g05 — efu lunch club
• g06 — efu day centre
• g09 — efu home help hours per week
• g10 — efu private help hours per week
• g12 — efu how often had meals on wheels last month
• g13 — efu how often used lunch club last month
• g14 — efu how often went to day centre last month
• g15 — efu doctor at surgery
• g16 — efu doctor at home
• g17 — efu nurse at surgery
• g18 — efu nurse at home
• g19 — efu how often nurse visited last month
• g20 — whether at casualty since ghs
• g20a — no of attendances at casualty
• g21date1 — dates went to casualty
• g21date2 —
• g21date3 —
• g21date4 —
• g21date5 —
• g21date6 —
• g23 — whether outpatient (exc casualty) since ghs
• g24 — no of op visits since ghs
• g25date1 — dates went to outpatients
• g25date2 —
• g25date3 —
• g25date4 —
• g25date5 —
• g25date6 —
• g25date7 —
• g27 — efu outpatient in last 3 mths
• g28 — efu op times 1st mth
• g29 — efu op times 2nd mth
• g30 — efu op times 3rd mth
• g31 — whether day patient since ghs
• g32 — no of daypatient stays since ghs
• g33date1 — dates went as day patient
• g33date2 —
• g33date3 —
• g33date4 —
• g33date5 —
• g33date6 —
• g35 — whether inpatient since ghs
• g36 — no of inpatient stays since ghs
• g37date1 — dates of inpatient admission
• g37date2 —
• g37date3 —
• g37date4 —
• g37date5 —
• g39 — whether been in nursing home since ghs
• g40 — no of nursing home stays since ghs
• g41date1 — dates went into nursing home
• g41date2 —
• g41date3 —
• g41date4 —
• g41date5 —
• g41date6 —
• g41date7 —
• ghsdate — Date of GHS interview
• ghssize — Number of people in HH at GHS
• ginchhld — usual gross weekly income - household
• gincind — usual gross weekly income - individual
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• h01 — efu whether has ever smoked
• h02 — efu whether smokes cigarettes nowadays
• h03 — efu cigs a day at weekends
• h04 — efu cigs a day on weekdays
• h05 — efu cigars
• h06 — efu pipe
• h07 — efu ever drink
• h08 — efu drink check
• h09 — efu how much resp drinks
• h10 — shandy
• h11 — shandy amount
• h13 — beer
• h14 — beer amount
• h15 — spirits
• h16 — spirits amount
• h17 — fortified wine
• h18 — fortified wine amount
• h19 — wine
• h20 — wine amount
• h21 — overall drinking frequency
• hh01 — whether respondent has moved
• hh02 — whether whole household moved
• hh03 — whether any people have left the household
• hh03a — number of leavers
• hh04 — whether any people have joined the household
• hh04a — number of joiners
• hh10 — efu type of accommodation
• hh11 — floor level of the main part
• hh12 — efu tenure
• hh13 — efu mortgage
• hh14 — efu landlord
• hh15 — central heating
• hh16 — telephone
• hh18 — efu sheltered
• hh19 — efu rels at address
• hh20 — efu rels <5 mins away
• hh21 — efu which relative lives near
• hh22 — efu car availability
• hheld3 — household type, 3 categories
• hheld8 — household type, 8 categories
• hohage — age of head of household
• hohseg — seg of head of household
• hohsex — sex of head of household
• hserno — household serial number
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• i01 — efu income compared with ghs
• i02 — whether still getting Attendance Allowance
• i02x — attendance allowance
• i04 — whether now receiving Attendance Allowance
• i05date — date started receiving Attendance Allowance
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• j01m1 — reasons for having moved
• j01m2 —
• j02 — likelihood of moving
• j03 — whether would like to move or stay
• j04m1 — reasons for wanting to move
• j04m2 —
• j04m3 —
• j05m1 — why likely to move
• j05m2 —
• j06 — future accommodation
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• marstat — MARITAL STATUS
• mwave — microwave
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• nslst3m — NURSE AT SURGERY OR HLTH CENTRE
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• persno — person number in household
• phone — telephone
• phtimes — ghs how often had private help last month
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• region10 — 10 regions in England
• region15 — 15 regions in England, inc met/non-met split
• rescare — if in residential care
• reslen — LENGTH OF RESIDENCE
• respcode — individual outcome code
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• seg — socio-economic group based on own job
• sex — sex
• shophp — ghs if has help shopping
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• tenure — tenure
• tnailhp — ghs toenails helper
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• verb1g22 — reason for attending casualty
• verb1g26 — reason for attending outpatients
• verb1g34 — reason for daypatient stay
• verb1g38 — reason for inpatient stay
• verb1g42 — reason for nursing home stay
• verb2g22 —
• verb2g26 —
• verb2g34 —
• verb2g38 —
• verb2g42 —
• verb3g22 —
• verb3g26 —
• verb3g34 —
• verb3g38 —
• verb3g42 —
• verb4g22 —
• verb4g26 —
• verb4g34 —
• verb4g38 —
• verb4g42 —
• verb5g22 —
• verb5g26 —
• verb5g34 —
• verb5g38 —
• verb5g42 —
• verb6g22 —
• verb6g26 —
• verb6g34 —
• verb6g42 —
• verb7g26 —
• verb7g42 —
• verba04 — longstanding illnesses
• verba12 — nature of change
• verbf18 — how manages household jobs without help
• verbf35 — reason for not needing carer
• verbi03 — reason for no longer getting Attendance Allowance
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• washer — washing machine
• wt —
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• xa01 — ghs general health
• xa03 — ghs longstanding illness
• xa03x — ghs chronic
• xa04m1 — ghs longstanding illness
• xa04m2 —
• xa04m3 —
• xa04m4 —
• xa04m5 —
• xa04m6 —
• xa05 — ghs limitation
• xa06 — when limitation started
• xc01 — ghs glasses
• xc01x — eyesight
• xc02 — ghs eyesight difficulty
• xc04 — ghs hearing difficulty
• xc04x — hearing
• xc05 — ghs hearing aid
• xd01 — ghs stairs
• xd01x — ghs stairs
• xd02 — ghs stairs easy
• xd03 — ghs stairs to loo
• xd04 — ghs stairs to bed
• xd05 — ghs get around on level
• xd05x — ghs getting around the house
• xd06 — ghs get around easy
• xd07 — ghs toilet
• xd07x — ghs getting to the toilet
• xd08 — ghs toilet easy
• xd10 — ghs bed
• xd10x — ghs getting in and out of bed
• xd11 — ghs bed easy
• xd12 — ghs dress
• xd12x — ghs dressing and undressing
• xd13 — ghs dress easy
• xd15 — ghs bath
• xd15x — ghs bath
• xd16 — ghs bath easy
• xd18 — ghs wash
• xd18x — ghs washing face and hands
• xd19 — ghs wash easy
• xd20 — ghs feed
• xd20x — ghs feeding self
• xd21 — ghs feed easy
• xd22 — ghs toenails
• xd22x — ghs toenails
• xd23 — ghs toenails easy
• xe01 — ghs walk
• xe01x — ghs getting out
• xe02 — ghs walk easy
• xe05 — ghs public transport
• xe05x — ghs public transport
• xe06 — ghs public transport on own
• xe07 — ghs public transport easy
• xf01 — ghs if shops on own
• xf01x — ghs whether can do shopping on own
• xf02 — ghs if could shop on own
• xf05 — ghs if cleans windows
• xf05x — ghs whether can clean windows
• xf06 — ghs if could clean windows
• xf07 — ghs if uses vacuum cleaner
• xf07x — ghs whether can use a vacuum cleaner
• xf08 — ghs if could vacuum
• xf09 — ghs if does climbing jobs
• xf09x — ghs whether can do climbing jobs
• xf10 — ghs if could do climbing jobs
• xf11 — ghs if washes by hand
• xf11x — ghs whether can do hand washing
• xf12 — ghs if could wash by hand
• xf13 — ghs if opens screw tops
• xf13x — ghs whether can open screw tops
• xf14 — ghs if could open screw tops
• xf15 — ghs if washes dishes
• xf15x — ghs whether can wash dishes
• xf16 — ghs if could wash dishes
• xf19 — ghs if prepares hot meals
• xf19x — ghs whether can make a hot meal
• xf20 — ghs if could prepare hot meals
• xf23 — ghs if prepares snacks
• xf23x — ghs whether can make a snack
• xf24 — ghs if could prepare snack
• xf25 — ghs if makes cups of tea
• xf25x — ghs whether can make a cup of tea
• xf26 — ghs if could make cups of tea
• xf27 — ghs if deals with personal affairs
• xf27x — ghs whether deals with own personal affairs
• xf28 — ghs if could manage personal affairs
• xg01 — ghs home help
• xg02 — ghs private help
• xg04 — ghs meals on wheels
• xg05 — ghs lunch club
• xg06 — ghs day centre
• xg09 — ghs home help hours per week
• xg12 — ghs how often had meals on wheels last month
• xg13 — ghs how often used lunch club last month
• xg14 — ghs how often went to day centre last month
• xg15 — ghs doctor at surgery
• xg16 — ghs doctor at home
• xg17 — ghs nurse at surgery
• xg18 — ghs nurse at home
• xg19 — ghs how often nurse visited last month
• xg27 — ghs outpatient in last 3 mths
• xg28 — ghs op times 1st mth
• xg29 — ghs op times 2nd mth
• xg30 — ghs op times 3rd mth
• xh01 — ghs whether has ever smoked
• xh02 — ghs whether smokes cigarettes nowadays
• xh03 — ghs cigs a day at weekends
• xh04 — ghs cigs a day on weekdays
• xh05 — ghs cigars
• xh06 — ghs pipe
• xh07 — ghs ever drink
• xh08 — ghs drink check
• xh09 — ghs how much resp drinks
• xh10 — ghs shandy freq
• xh11 — ghs shandy amount
• xh13 — ghs beer freq
• xh14 — ghs beer amount
• xh15 — ghs spirits freq
• xh16 — ghs spirits amount
• xh17 — ghs fortified wine freq
• xh18 — ghs fortified wine amount
• xh19 — ghs wine freq
• xh20 — ghs wine amount
• xh21 — ghs overall drinking frequency
• xhh10 — ghs type of accommodation
• xhh18 — ghs sheltered
• xhh19 — ghs rels at address
• xhh20 — ghs rels <5 mins away
• xhh21 — ghs which relative lives nearby
• xhh22 — ghs car availability