ESDS Government

Variables in Health Survey for England, 1998

How these variables link across files.

Administrative variables

• adresp — Who answers on behalf of child U13 (indiv)
• bookchc — Interviewer check
• booklet — (D) Which self-completion filled out
• child1 — Person number of first child
• child2 — Person number of second child
• hhresp — Who answers hhold grid
• hohnum — Person number of HOH
• hqresp — Status of person answering grids.
• intdayw — (D) Weekday of individual interview
• intog01 — Interviewed alone
• intog02 — Spouse/Partner
• intog03 — Parent(s) (incl step-/foster-)
• intog04 — Brother(s)/Sister(s)
• intog05 — Own/Related child(ren)/(incl step-/foster-/partner's)
• intog06 — Other relative(s)
• intog07 — Unrelated adult(s)
• intog08 — Unrelated child(ren)
• mintb — Date of interview, month
• nhscr — Permission to pass name to NHSCR
• nofiq — Number of individual sessions.
• nump — Number of respondents in session
• pregnowb — May I check, are you pregnant now?
• reinter — Permission to contact for reinterview
• respp — Person number of respondent for child proxy interview
• sc3acc1 — Completed independently
• sc3acc2 — Assistance from other children
• sc3acc3 — Assistance from adult in household
• sc3acc4 — Assistance from interviewer
• sc3acc5 — Interviewer administered
• scomp3b — SC booklet completed
• scomp501 — Spouse / partner
• scomp502 — Parent(s) (incl step-/foster-)
• scomp503 — Brother(s)/Sister(s)
• scomp504 — Own/Related child(ren) (incl step-/ foster-/ partner's)
• scomp505 — Other relative(s)
• scomp506 — Unrelated adult(s)
• scomp507 — Unrelated child(ren)
• scomp508 — Interviewer
• scomp509 — No-one else present
• scomp600 — Child away from home during fieldwork period
• scomp601 — Eyesight problems
• scomp602 — Language problems
• scomp603 — Reading/writing/comprehension problems
• scomp604 — Respondent bored/fed up/tired
• scomp605 — Questions too sensitive/invasion of privacy
• scomp606 — Too long/too busy/taken long enough already
• scomp607 — Refused to complete booklet (no other reason given)
• scomp608 — Other (SPECIFY)
• tnc — Total number of calls(interviewer)
• yintb — Date of interview, year

Blood pressure administration

• airtemp — Air temperature
• bpconst — Consent to BP measurement
• bprespc — (D) Whether BP readings are valid
• consubx1 — Eaten
• consubx2 — Smoked
• consubx3 — Drunk alcohol
• consubx4 — Done vigorous exercise
• consubx5 — (None of these)
• consuby1 — Eaten
• consuby3 — Neither
• cufsize — Cuff size used
• difbpc1 — No problems taking blood pressure
• difbpc2 — Reading taken on left arm because right arm not suitable
• difbpc3 — Respondent was upset/anxious/nervous
• difbpc4 — Other problems
• dinno — Dinamap serial number
• full1 — All readings OK.
• full2 — All readings OK.
• full3 — All readings OK.
• gprefc1 — Hardly/Never sees GP
• gprefc2 — GP knows respondent's BP level
• gprefc3 — Does not want to bother GP
• gprefc4 — Other reason
• gpregb — Whether registered with a GP
• gpsend — Wants BP readings sent to GP
• nattbpc1 — No BP: Respondent upset/anxious/nervous
• nattbpc2 — No BP: Error 844 reading
• nattbpc3 — No BP: Too shy
• nattbpc4 — No BP: Child would not sit still long enough
• nattbpc5 — No BP: Other reason
• respbps — Response to BP measurement
• ynobp — Reason no BP measurements taken

Blood pressure measurements

• dias1 — 1st diastolic reading (mmHg)
• dias2 — 2nd diastolic reading (mmHg)
• dias3 — 3rd diastolic reading (mmHg)
• diaval — (D) Valid Mean Diastolic BP
• hibp140 — Whether hypertensive:140/90:all presc drugs for BP
• highbp1 — (D) Whether hypertensive: all prescribed drugs for BP
• highbp2 — (D) Whether hypertensive: all taking BP drugs
• hyper1 — (D) Hypertensive categories: all prescribed drugs for BP
• hyper140 — Hypertensive categories:140/90:all presc drugs for BP
• hyper2 — (D) Hypertensive categories: all taking BP drugs
• map1 — 1st MAP reading (mmHg)
• map2 — 2nd MAP reading (mmHg)
• map3 — 3rd MAP reading (mmHg)
• mapval — (D) Valid Mean Arterial Pressure
• newdiast — (D) Diastolic BP (mean 2nd/3rd) inc. invalid
• newmap — (D) Mean arterial pressure (mean 2nd/3rd) inc. invalid
• newsyst — (D) Systolic BP (mean 2nd/3rd) inc. invalid
• puls — (D) Pulse pressure, systolic-diastolic inc. invalid
• pulse1 — 1st pulse reading (mmHg)
• pulse2 — 2nd pulse reading (mmHg)
• pulse3 — 3rd pulse reading (mmHg)
• pulval — (D) Valid Pulse Pressure
• sys1 — 1st systolic reading (mmHg)
• sys2 — 2nd systolic reading (mmHg)
• sys3 — 3rd systolic reading (mmHg)
• sysval — (D) Valid Mean Systolic BP

Blood sample administration

• allergy — Whether ever had reaction to anaesthetic
• bsoutd — Outcome of blood sample
• bswill — Consent to blood sample
• cbsconst — Parental consent for childs blood sample
• chblood — Areas where children's blood taken
• clotb — Whether has clotting disorder
• constorb — Consent to store blood for future analysis
• emlause — Do you want EMLA cream to be used ?
• fit — Whether ever had a fit
• gpsam — Registered with GP
• guardcon — Parental consent for 16-17s blood sample
• ncguard — Whether 16-17s live with parent/guardian
• nobsc1 — No suitable or no palpable vein/collapsed veins
• nobsc2 — Respondent was too anxious/nervous
• nobsc3 — Respondent felt faint/fainted
• nobsc4 — Other
• noemla — Consent to blood sample without EMLA cream
• refbsc1 — Previous difficulties with venepuncture
• refbsc2 — Dislike/fear of needles
• refbsc3 — Respondent recently had blood test/health check
• refbsc4 — Refused because of current illness
• refbsc5 — Worried about HIV or AIDS
• refbsc6 — Other
• samdifc1 — No problem
• samdifc2 — Incomplete sample
• samdifc3 — Collapsing/poor veins
• samdifc4 — Second attempt necessary
• samdifc5 — Some blood obtained, but respondent felt faint/fainted
• samdifc6 — Unable to use tourniquet
• samdifc7 — Other reason
• samparm — Which arm blood sample taken from
• sampf1 — Plain red tube filled
• sampf2 — EDTA mauve tube filled
• sampf3 — Citrate blue tube filled
• samptak — Whether blood sample taken
• sendsam — Permission to send results of blood sample to GP
• sensac1 — Hardly/never sees GP
• sensac2 — GP recently took blood sample
• sensac3 — Does not want to bother GP
• sensac4 — Other
• sndrsam — Whether wants results of blood sample

Blood sample measurements

• cholest — Total cholesterol result
• cholok — (D) Response to Cholesterol sample
• cholqual — Total cholesterol serum quality
• cholval — (D) Valid Cholesterol Result
• crpokb — (D) Response to C-Reactive Protein sample
• crpqual — C-reactive protein serum quality
• crpquin — (D) Valid C-reactive protein sex-specific quintile
• crpval — C-reactive protein result
• ferokb — (D) Response to Ferritin sample
• ferqual — Ferritin serum quality
• ferrit — Ferritin result
• ferval — (D) Valid Ferritin Result
• fibgen — Fibrinogen result
• fibokb — (D) Response to Fibrinogen sample
• fibqual — Fibrinogen serum quality
• fibquin — (D) Valid fibrinogen sex-specific quintile
• fibval — (D) Valid Fibrinogen Result
• haemo — Haemoglobin result
• haemokb — (D) Response to Haemoglobin sample
• haemqual — Haemoglobin serum quality
• haemval — (D) Valid Haemoglobin Result
• hdlchol — HDL Cholesterol result
• hdlok — (D) Response to HDL Cholesterol sample
• hdlqual — HDL Cholesterol serum quality
• hdlval — (D) Valid HDL Cholesterol Result

CVD conditions

• cvddef — (D) Had cardiovascular condition
• cvdis — (D) Had CVD (Angina, Heart Attack or Stroke)
• ihdis — (D) Had IHD (Angina or Heart Attack)
• nobpcvd — (D) Had CVD excludes those with high BP

CVD: Angina

• ageangi — Age told had angina
• angidef — (D) Doctor diagnosed angina
• chespain — Chest pain
• docangi — Told by doctor had angina ?
• docpain — Whether saw doctor
• docsayc1 — Angina
• docsayc2 — Heart attack
• docsayc3 — Did not say
• docsayc4 — Other
• everangi — Angina
• everpain — Ever had severe chest pain
• howsoon — How soon does pain go away
• level — (D) Has chest pain when walking at ordinary pace
• levelw — Pain at ordinary pace ?
• occas1 — Most occasions ?
• occas2 — Most occasions ?
• pansitc1 — Sternum (upper or middle)
• pansitc2 — Sternum lower
• pansitc3 — Left anterior chest
• pansitc4 — Left arm
• pansitc5 — Right anterior chest
• pansitc6 — Right arm
• pansitc7 — (Somewhere else)
• possmi — (D) Possible Infarction (Rose Angina Qure)
• recangi — Had angina in past year
• roseanmi — (D) Angina or MI (Rose Angina Qure)
• stopwalk — Does pain go away
• sympan1 — (D) Angina Symptoms (Rose Angina Qure)
• uphill1 — (D) Has chest pain when walking uphill/hurrying
• uphillw — Uphill chest pain
• walking — Pain while walking

CVD: Blood pressure

• adbpc1 — Treat BP: Blood pressure monitored by GP/nurse
• adbpc2 — Treat BP: Advice or treatment to lose weight
• adbpc3 — Treat BP: Blood tests
• adbpc4 — Treat BP: Change diet
• adbpc5 — Treat BP: Stop smoking
• adbpc6 — Treat BP: Reduce stress
• adbpc7 — Treat BP: Other treatment
• advicebp — Other treatment for high BP
• ageinfbp — Age told had high BP
• bp1 — (D) Doctor diagnosed high BP (exc pregnant)
• bpmeas — Ever had BP measured
• docnurbp — Told by doctor had high BP
• everbp — High blood pressure
• fintabc1 — Stop BP med: Doc advised due to improvement
• fintabc2 — Stop BP med: Doc advised due to lack of improvement
• fintabc3 — Stop BP med: Doc advised due to other problem
• fintabc4 — Stop BP med: Resp. decided because felt better
• fintabc5 — Stop BP med: Resp decided for other reason
• fintabc6 — Stop BP med: Other reason
• levelbp — Was BP normal
• measlast — Last time BP measured
• medcinbp — Any medicines for high BP
• nopregbp — High BP other than pregnant
• pastabbp — Ever taken medicines for high BP
• pregbp — Pregnant when told had high BP
• stillbp — Still have high BP

CVD: CHD/Stroke

• adchdc1 — Treat heart: Special diet
• adchdc2 — Treat heart: Reg check-up with GP/hosp/clinic
• adchdc3 — Treat heart: Taking medication
• adchdc4 — Treat heart: Other treatment
• ageheart — Age told had heart attack
• agestro — Age told had stroke
• docheart — Told by doctor had heart attack ?
• docstro — Told by doctor had stroke
• everhart — Heart attack
• everstro — Stroke
• heartdef — (D) Doctor diagnosed heart attack
• medheart — Medicines for heart condition or stroke
• othtreat — Other treatment for heart condition or stroke
• recheart — Had heart attack in past year
• recstro — Had stroke in past year
• strodef — (D) Doctor diagnosed stroke

CVD: Diabetes

• addic1 — Treat diabetes: Special diet
• addic2 — Treat diabetes: Reg. check-up with GP/hosp/clinic
• addic3 — Treat diabetes: Other treatment
• advicedi — Any treatment for diabetes
• ageinfo1 — Age told had diabetes
• diabete2 — (D) Doctor diagnosed diabetes (excluding pregnant)
• docinfo1 — Told by doctor had diabetes
• everdi — Diabetes
• insulin — Insulin for diabetes
• medcindi — Any medicines for diabetes
• nopregdi — Diabetes other than pregnant
• pregdi — Pregnant when told had diabetes

CVD: Heart murmur

• admur — Other treatment for heart murmur
• ageinmur — Age told had heart murmur
• evermur — Heart murmur
• murcode — Other treatment for heart murmur
• murdoc — Told by doctor had heart murmur
• murmur1 — (D) Doctor diagnosed heart murmur (excluding pregnant)
• murpill — Any medicines for heart murmur
• murrec — Heart murmur in past year
• pregmur — Pregnant when told had heart murmur
• pregmur1 — Heart murmur other than pregnant

CVD: Other

• ageireg — Age told had abnormal heart rhythm
• ageoht — Age told had other heart trouble
• docireg — Told by doctor had abnormal heart rhythm ?
• docoht — Told by doctor had other heart trouble ?
• everireg — Abnormal heart rhythm
• everoht — Any other heart trouble
• iregdef — (D) Doctor diagnosed irregular heart rhythym
• ohtdef — (D) Doctor diagnosed other heart condition
• recireg — Had abnormal heart rhythm in past year
• recoht — Had other heart trouble in past year

CVD: Parental history

• agema — How old is your natural mother?
• agemab — How old was your mother when she died?
• agepa — How old is your natural father?
• agepab — How old was your father when he died?
• consmab — Cause of death of natural mother
• conspab — Cause of death of natural father
• famcvd — (D) Family history of CVD
• livemab — Is your natural mother still alive?
• livepab — Is your natural father still alive?
• mainhh — Mother in household
• natmab — May I just check, is she your natural mother?
• natpab — May I just check, is he your natural father?
• painhh — Father in household

CVD: Use of services

• chlest — Ever had cholesterol measured
• cholevel — Was cholesterol normal
• consc01 — High blood pressure
• consc02 — Angina
• consc03 — Heart attack
• consc04 — Heart murmur
• consc05 — Abnormal heart rhythm
• consc06 — Other heart trouble
• consc07 — Stroke
• consc08 — Diabetes
• ecgb — Ever had ECG ?
• ecgc1 — Hospital (inpatient)
• ecgc2 — Hospital (outpatient)
• ecgc3 — GP Surgery
• ecgc4 — Other
• lastchol — Last time cholesterol measured
• lastdoc — Last time talked to doctor
• mursurg — Any surgery for heart murmur
• mursurg1 — When had surgery for heart murmur
• nwhyinp — In-patient because of condition
• nwhyoutp — Out-patient because of condition
• onlybp — How often high BP
• oplist — On waiting list for surgery ?
• surgery — Surgery for heart condition
• surgmur — On waiting list for heart murmur ?
• whenecg — When had ECG
• whensurg — When had surgery for heart condition

Cotinine

• cot15val — (D) Valid Cotinine (saliva): 0<15,15+
• cotsal — Cotinine result
• cotval — (D) Valid Cotinine (saliva)
• gummg — What strength is nicotine chewing gum?
• lastsmok — When last smoked cigarette/cigar/pipe
• nicpats — Which brand and strength of nicotine patches used?
• nicuseb — (D) Used nicotine products in last 7 days
• smoke1 — Yes, cigarettes
• smoke2 — Yes, cigars
• smoke3 — Yes, pipe
• smoke4 — No
• usegum — Used any nicotine chewing gum?
• usenas — In the last seven days, have you used nicotine nasal spray?
• usepat — Used any nicotine patches?

Demi-Span administration

• notattm1 — Cannot straighten arms
• notattm2 — Other
• respds — Response to demi-span measurement
• span2 — Demispan 2nd measurement (cm)
• span3 — Demispan 3rd measurement (cm)
• spanrel1 — Is the Order measurement reliable?
• spanrel2 — Is the Order measurement reliable?
• spanrel3 — Is the Order measurement reliable?
• spnm1 — Standing against the wall
• spnm2 — Standing not against the wall
• spnm3 — Sitting
• spnm4 — Lying down
• spnm5 — Demi-span measured on left arm due to unsuitable right arm
• ynospan — Reason no demispan measurement taken

Drinking: Adults - 12 months

• alcbase — (D) Alcohol consumption rating units/week
• alcbasmt — (D) Alcohol consumption: men
• alcbaswt — (D) Alcohol consumption: women
• drating — (D) Total Units of alcohol/week
• nbeerm1 — Half pints
• nbeerm2 — Small cans
• nbeerm3 — Large cans
• nbeerm4 — Bottles
• nberqbt — Amount normal beer (bottles) usually drank/day
• nberqhp — Amount normal beer (1/2 pints) usually drank/day
• nberwu — (D) Units of normal beer/week
• ncodeeq — Normal beer bottle size (pints)
• overlim — (D) Drinking in relation to weekly limits
• popswu — (D) Units of alcopops/week
• sbeerm1 — Half pints
• sbeerm2 — Small cans
• sbeerm3 — Large cans
• sbeerm4 — Bottles
• sberqbt — Amount strong beer (bottles) usually drink/day
• sberqhp — Amount strong beer (1/2 pints) usually drink/day
• sberwu — (D) Units of strong beer/week
• scodeeq — Strong beer bottle size (pints)
• sherwu — (D) Units of sherry/week
• spirwu — (D) Units of spirits/week
• winewu — (D) Units of wine/week

Drinking: Adults - 7 days

• d7same — Whether drank more on particular day in last 7 days
• d7unit — (D) Units drunk on heaviest day in last 7
• d7which — Which day drank most in last 7
• l7ncodeq — Normal beer bottle size (pints) - heaviest day
• l7scodeq — Strong beer bottle size (pints) - heaviest day
• nberqbt7 — Amount normal beer (bottles) on heaviest day
• nberqhp7 — Amount normal beer (1/2 pints) on heaviest day
• nbrl71 — Half pints
• nbrl72 — Small cans
• nbrl73 — Large cans
• nbrl74 — Bottles
• sberqbt7 — Amount strong beer (bottles) on heaviest day
• sberqhp7 — Amount strong beer (1/2 pints) on heaviest day
• sbrl71 — Half pints
• sbrl72 — Small cans
• sbrl73 — Large cans
• sbrl74 — Bottles

Drinking: Adults - experiences/general

• cagetot — (D) CAGE: Number of drinking problems experienced
• dramount — Drink now compared to 5 years ago
• drunken — (D) Drunkenness in last 3 months
• phys — (D) CAGE: Number of physical dependency problems experienced
• probdrnk — (D) CAGE: Problem Drinker
• whytt — Reason why stopped drinking

Drinking: Children 13-15 years

• aber2wb — (D) Drunk beer in last 7 days - inc. non-drinkers
• adrinkwq — (D) Total units of alcohol in last 7 days
• apopswb — (D) Drunk alcopops in last 7 days - inc. non-drinkers
• asherwb — (D) Drunk sherry in last 7 days - inc. non-drinkers
• aspirwb — (D) Drunk spirits in last 7 days - inc. non-drinkers
• awinewb — (D) Drunk wine in last 7 days - inc. non-drinkers

Eating habits

• breada — Kind of bread usually eaten
• breadqua — How much bread per day
• cerqua — No. bowls of cereal per week
• cheese — How often eat cheese
• choccrbs — How often eat chocolate, crisps or biscuits
• fatband — (D) Fat score (grouped)
• fatval — (D) Fat score
• fibrband — (D) Fibre score (grouped)
• fibreval — (D) Fibre score
• fish — How often eat fish
• friedfd — How often eat fried food
• milk — Kind of milk usually used
• milkqua — How much milk per day
• nbeans — How often eat pulses
• ncakes — How often eat cakes
• ncereal — Type of breakfast cereal
• nfruit — How often eat fruit
• nspread — What usually spread on bread ?
• nveges — How often eat vegetables
• pstrcpot — How often eat pasta, rice or potatoes
• redmeat — How often eat red meat
• sprdqua — No. teaspoons of spread per day
• tabsalt — Salt added at table ?
• whitmeat — How often eat white meat

Education

• educend — Age finished full-time education
• qual — Any qualifications
• quala01 — Which qualifications
• quala02 — Which qualifications
• quala03 — Which qualifications
• quala04 — Which qualifications
• quala05 — Which qualifications
• quala06 — Which qualifications
• quala07 — Which qualifications
• quala08 — Which qualifications
• quala09 — Which qualifications
• quala10 — Which qualifications
• topqual2 — (D) Highest Educational Qualification - Students separate
• topqual3 — (D) Highest Educational Qualification

Employment status

• activb — Activity status for last week
• dirctr — Director of company
• econact — (D) Economic Status (4 groups)
• employe — Whether employee/self-employed
• empstat — Manager/foreman
• everjob — Ever had paid employment or self-employed
• ftptime — Full-time, part-time
• h2wkstrt — HOH: Able to start work within 2 weeks
• h4wklook — HOH: Looking for paid work/govt scheme last 4 weeks
• hactivb — HOH: Activity status for last week
• hdirctr — HOH: Director of company
• hemploye — HOH: Whether employee/self-employed
• hempstat — HOH: Manager/foreman
• heverjob — HOH: Ever had paid employment or self-employed
• hftptime — HOH: Full-time, part-time
• hnemplee — HOH: No. employed at place of work
• hothpaid — HOH: Ever had other employment (waiting to take up job)
• hsclass — HOH: Social class
• hseg — HOH: Socio-Economic Group code
• hsic — HOH: SIC code
• hsnemple — HOH: Self-employed, how many employees
• hsoc — HOH: SOC code
• hstwork — HOH: Paid work in last 7 days
• nemplee — Number employed at place of work
• othpaid — Ever had other employment (waiting to take up job)
• scallx — (D) Social Class of Indiv - Harmonised
• schoh — (D) Social Class of HOH - Harmonised
• schohg4 — (D) Social Class of HOH: I/II,IIINM,IIIM,IV/V
• schohg6 — (D) Social Class of HOH - I,II,IIIN,IIIM,IV,V
• schohg7 — (D) Social Class of HOH - I,II,IIIN,IIIM,IV,V,Others
• sclass — Social Class
• seg — Socio-Economic Group
• sic — SIC code
• snemplee — Self-employed, how many employees
• soc — SOC code
• stwork — Paid work in last 7 days
• wklook — Looking for paid work/Govt.scheme last 4 weeks
• wkstrt — Able to start work within 2 weeks

General health

• acutill — (D) Acute sickness last two weeks
• dayscut — No. of days cut down on activities
• ghq12scr — (D) GHQ Score - 12 point scale
• ghqg2 — (D) GHQ Score - grouped (0,1-3,4+)
• hrtageg5 — Age started HRT use (grouped)
• hrtdur — (D) Duration of HRT use in years
• hrtdurg5 — (D) Duration of HRT use in years (grouped)
• hrttab — (D) HRT categories
• lastfort — Cut activities due to health (last 2 weeks)
• pilltyb — (D) Contraceptive used, derived from brand (grouped)
• pilltyi — (D) Contraceptive used, reported by informant (grouped)

Height/Weight administration

• birth — Birthweight measurement
• bmiok — (D) Whether bmi measure is valid
• ehtch — Form in which estimated height given
• ewtch — Form in which estimated weight given
• floorc1 — Uneven floor
• floorc2 — Carpet
• floorc3 — Neither
• hinrel — Why height unreliable
• htok — (D) Whether height measure is valid
• nohitc0 — No height: Child away from home during fieldwork
• nohitc1 — No height: Respondent unsteady on feet
• nohitc2 — No height: Respondent cannot stand upright
• nohitc3 — No height: Respondent chairbound
• nohitc4 — No height: Child would not stand still
• nohitc5 — No height: Ill or in pain
• nohitc6 — No height: Stadiometer faulty or not available
• nohitc7 — No height: Other reason
• nowatc00 — No weight: Child away from home during fieldwork
• nowatc01 — No weight: Respondent unsteady on feet
• nowatc02 — No weight: Respondent cannot stand upright
• nowatc03 — No weight: Respondent chairbound
• nowatc04 — No weight: Respondent weighs more than 130 kg
• nowatc05 — No weight: Ill or in pain
• nowatc06 — No weight: Scales not working
• nowatc07 — No weight: Parent unable to hold child
• nowatc08 — No weight: Other reason
• relhite — Reliability of height measurement
• relwaitb — Reliability of weight measurement
• resnhi — Refusal of height measurement
• resnwt — GIVE REASONS FOR REFUSAL.
• resphts — Response to height measurement
• respwts — Response to weight measurement
• wtok — (D) Whether weight measure is valid

Household information

• adults — Number of adults in HH (replaces NAdults)
• bedrooms — How many bedrooms?
• car — Car or van available to you or members of household?
• finoutc — Final outcome code
• furn — Is accommodation furnished?
• hhdtypb — (D) Household Type
• hhldr01 — DMName[1]
• hhldr02 — DMName[2]
• hhldr03 — DMName[3]
• hhldr04 — DMName[4]
• hhldr05 — DMName[5]
• hhldr06 — DMName[6]
• hhldr07 — DMName[7]
• hhldr08 — DMName[8]
• hhldr09 — DMName[9]
• hhldr10 — DMName[10]
• hhldr11 — DMName[11]
• hhldr12 — DMName[12]
• hhldr13 — DMName[13]
• hhldr14 — DMName[14]
• hhldr97 — Not a household member
• hhsize — (D) Household Size
• jobaccom — Does the accommodation go with the job of anyone in the household?
• landlord — Landlord of household
• numcars — How many are available?
• tenureb — Household Tenure
• tphone — Whether have a phone

Income

• eqv5 — (D) Equivalised Income Quintiles
• eqvinc — (D) Equivalised Income
• hhinc — Total household income
• jntinc — Joint income
• mcclem — (D) McClements household score for equivalised income
• othinc — Whether other income in household
• srcinc01 — Earnings from employment or self-employment
• srcinc02 — State retirement pension
• srcinc03 — Pension from former employer
• srcinc04 — Child benefit
• srcinc05 — Job-Seekers allowance
• srcinc06 — Income Support
• srcinc07 — Family Credit
• srcinc08 — Housing Benefit
• srcinc09 — Other state benefits
• srcinc10 — Interest from savings and investments (eg stocks & shares)
• srcinc11 — Other kinds of regular allowance from outside your household (eg maintenance, student's grants, rent
• srcinc12 — No source of income
• totinc — (D) Total Household Income

Individual classification

• ag1324g4 — (D) Age 13-24: 13-15,16-19,20-24 bands
• ag1624g2 — (D) Age 16-24: 2 year age bands
• ag1624g4 — (D) Age 16-24: 16-19, 20-24
• ag16g10 — (D) Age 16+ in ten year bands
• ag215g2 — (D) Age 2-15 in two year bands
• ag215g3 — (D) Age 2-15: Approx 3 year age bands
• ag415g3 — (D) Age 4-15: 3 year age bands
• ag515g3 — (D) Age 5-15: Approx 3 year age bands
• ag715g3 — (D) Age 7-15: 3 year age bands
• age — Age last birthday
• agebook — (D) Age 2+ (booklet age bands)
• dobmon — Month of birth
• dobyea — Year of birth
• indout — Individual outcome codes
• irndage — (D) Age at interview rounded to the nearest integer
• nethnic — Ethnic group
• nrndage — (D) Age at nurse visit rounded to the nearest integer
• pob — Place of birth
• prmatur — Were born prematurely?
• prweeks — How many weeks born early

Longstanding illness

• compm1 — (D) II Neoplasms & benign growths
• compm10 — (D) X Genito-urinary system
• compm11 — (D) XII Skin complaints
• compm12 — (D) XIII Musculoskeletal system
• compm13 — (D) I Infectious Disease
• compm14 — (D) IV Blood & related organs
• compm15 — (D) Other complaints
• compm17 — (D) No long-standing Illness
• compm18 — (D) No longer present
• compm2 — (D) III Endocrine & metabolic
• compm3 — (D) V Mental disorders
• compm4 — (D) VI Nervous System
• compm5 — (D) VI Eye complaints
• compm6 — (D) VI Ear complaints
• compm7 — (D) VII Heart & circulatory system
• compm8 — (D) VIII Respiratory system
• compm9 — (D) IX Digestive system
• compm99 — (D) Unclass/NLP/inadeq.describe
• condcnt — (D) Number of grouped condition categories
• condcnt2 — (D) Number of grouped conditions - 4 plus
• illsm1 — Type of illness - 1st
• illsm2 — Type of illness - 2nd
• illsm3 — Type of illness - 3rd
• illsm4 — Type of illness - 4th
• illsm5 — Type of illness - 5th
• illsm6 — Type of illness - 6th
• limitact — Activities limited due to illness
• limitill — (D) Limiting longstanding illness
• longill — Whether has longstanding illness

MRC Respiratory questionnaire

• breths1 — (D) Breathlessness (MRC Respiratory Qure)
• flemdawn — Phlegm in morning in winter
• flemreg — Phlegm most days
• flemwint — Phlegm day or night in winter
• phlegm — (D) Phlegm (MRC Respiratory Qure)
• wheeze1 — (D) Wheezing (MRC Respiratory Qure)
• windhila — Shortness of breath uphill
• windnorm — Normal breathing between attacks ?
• windpace — Short of breath on level
• windpeer — Short of breath walking with people of own age
• windwake — Shortness of breath in last 12 months
• windwees — Shortness of breath with wheezing
• windwizz — Wheezing in last 12 months

Measurements

• armval — (D) Valid mean mid-upper arm circumference
• birthwt — Birthweight converted to kilograms
• bmi — (D) BMI - inc unreliable measurements
• bmival — (D) Valid BMI - inc estimated>130kg
• bmivg4 — (D) Valid BMI (grouped:<20,20-25,25-30,30+)
• bmivg6 — (D) Valid BMI (grouped:<20,20-25,25-30,30-35,35-40,40+)
• cuparm1 — Upper arm circumference 1st measurement (cm)
• cuparm2 — Upper arm circumference 2nd measurement (cm)
• cuparm3 — Upper arm circumference 3rd measurement (cm)
• estht — Estimated height (cm)
• estwt — Estimated weight (kg)
• height — Height (cm) including unreliable measurements
• hip1 — Hip 1st measurement (cm)
• hip2 — Hip 2nd measurement (cm)
• hip3 — Hip 3rd measurement (cm)
• hipval — (D) Valid Mean Hip (cm)
• htval — (D) Valid height (cm)
• menwhgp — (D) Male waist hip ratio groups
• menwhhi — (D) Male high waist hip ratio
• span1 — Demispan 1st measurement (cm)
• spanval — (D) Valid Mean Demispan (cm)
• waist1 — Waist 1st measurement (cm)
• waist2 — Waist 2nd measurement (cm)
• waist3 — Waist 3rd measurement (cm)
• weight — Weight (kg) including unreliable measurements
• whval — (D) Valid Mean Waist/Hip ratio
• womwhgp — (D) Female waist hip ratio groups
• womwhhi — (D) Female high waist hip ratio
• wstval — (D) Valid Mean Waist (cm)
• wtval — (D) Valid weight (Kg) inc. estimated>130kg

Nurse administration/Visit

• cparno — Who answers on behalf of child U16 (nurse)
• ntnc — Total number of calls (nurse)
• nurdayw — (D) Weekday of nurse interview
• nuroutc — Outcome of nurse visit
• nurse — Agreed to nurse appointment (at individual interview)
• nursere0 — Own doctor already has information
• nursere1 — No nurse: Given enough time to survey/expect too much
• nursere2 — No nurse: Too busy, cannot spare time
• nursere3 — No nurse: Had enough of medical tests/medical prof
• nursere4 — No nurse: Worried what may find/tempt fate
• nursere5 — No nurse: Scared of medical prof/medical procedures
• nursere6 — No nurse: Not int/cant be bothered/no partic reason
• nursere7 — No nurse: Other reason
• nursex — Whether agreed nurse
• pregntj — Can I check, are you pregnant at the moment?
• upreg — Whether currently pregnant 10-15 (nurse)
• vismon — Date of nurse interview, month
• visyr — Date of nurse interview, year

Physical activity: Adults - general

• actlevel — (D) Summary of maximum activity intensity level
• ad15tot — (D) Adults: Occasions/4week 15+min any activities
• ad15tot2 — (D) Adults: Occasions/4week 15+min any activities (grouped)
• adt30any — (D) No. of days 30 mins + any/none
• adt30gp — (D) New summary activity level
• adtot30 — (D) Total number of days active 30 mins +
• adtot30c — (D) Number of days per week any activities 30 mins +
• hrstot — (D) Average hours doing all physical activities per week
• hrstotg — (D) Average hrs doing all physical activities/week (grouped)
• num20 — (D) Number of DAYS 20 mins+ mod/vig last 4 wks
• qualact1 — (D) Old frequency intensity activity scale (20 mins)
• qualactg — (D) Old frequency-intensity scale grouped
• t59sum — (D) Combined summary
• t59sum2 — (D) Combined summary (grouped)
• totany — (D) All activities - any or none

Physical activity: Adults - sport

• acta — actb actc actd '(D) Other sports intensity'
• actaeff — Other activity (1) - out of breath/sweaty?
• actaocc — How many days other activity (1) ?
• actatim — Other activity (1) - ActAhr + ActAmin in minutes.
• actax — ActSpare (1)
• actb — (D) Other sports intensity
• actbeff — Other activity (2) - out of breath/sweaty?
• actbocc — How many days other activity (2) ?
• actbtim — Other activity (2) - ActBHr + ActBMin in minutes.
• actbx — ActSpare (2)
• actc — (D) Other sports intensity
• actceff — Other activity (3) - out of breath/sweaty?
• actcocc — How many days other activity (3) ?
• actctim — Other activity (3) - ActCHr + ActCMin in minutes.
• actcx — ActSpare (3)
• actd — (D) Other sports intensity
• actdeff — Other activity (4) - out of breath/sweaty?
• actdocc — How many days other activity (4) ?
• actdtim — Other activity (4) - ActDHr + ActDMin in minutes.
• actdx — ActSpare (4)
• actphy — Whether done activities listed
• ad15spt — (D) Adults: Occasions/4week 15+min sport
• ad15spt2 — (D) Adults: Occasions/4week 15+min sport (grouped)
• adsp30 — (D) Number of occasions sports 30 mins + moderate +
• aeroeff — Aerobics - out of breath/sweaty?
• aeroocc — How many days aerobics ?
• aerotim — Aerobics - AeroHr + AeroMin in minutes.
• cycleeff — Cycling - out of breath/sweaty?
• cycleocc — How many days cycling ?
• cycletim — Cycling - CycleHr + CycleMin in minutes.
• danceeff — Dancing - out of breath/sweaty?
• danceocc — How many days dancing ?
• dancetim — Dancing - DanceHr + DanceMin in minutes.
• exeff — Exercises - out of breath/sweaty?
• exocc — How many days exercises ?
• extim — Exercises - ExHr + ExMin in minutes.
• ftblleff — Football/rugby - out of breath/sweaty?
• ftbllocc — How many days football/rugby ?
• ftblltim — Football/rugby - FtbllHr + FtbllMin in minutes.
• hrsspt — (D) Average hours doing sport per week
• hrssptg — (D) Average hours doing sports per week (grouped)
• oactq1 — Any other sport or exercise ? (1)
• oactq2 — Any other sport or exercise ? (2)
• oactq3 — Any other sport or exercise ? (3)
• oactq4 — Any other sport or exercise ? (4)
• runeff — Running - out of breath/sweaty?
• runocc — How many days running ?
• runtim — Running - RunHr + RunMin in minutes.
• sprtacty — (D) Sport activity level
• sptany — (D) Sports - any or none
• squaseff — Squash - out of breath/sweaty?
• squasocc — How many days squash ?
• squastim — Squash - SquasHr + SquasMin in minutes.
• swimeff — Swimming - out of breath/sweaty?
• swimocc — How many days swimming ?
• swimtim — Swimming - SwimHr + SwimMin in minutes.
• tenneff — Badminton/tennis - out of breath/sweaty?
• tennocc — How many days badminton/tennis ?
• tenntim — Badminton/tennis - TennHr + TennMin in minutes.
• vig20sp — (D) No of days vigorous sports last 4 weeks
• weigheff — Workout - out of breath/sweaty?
• weighocc — How many days workout ?
• weightim — Workout - WeighHr + WeighMin in minutes.
• whtact01 — Swimming
• whtact02 — Cycling
• whtact03 — Workout at a gym/Exercise bike/ Weight training
• whtact04 — Aerobics/Keep fit/Gymnastics/ Dance for fitness
• whtact05 — Any other type of dancing
• whtact06 — Running/jogging
• whtact07 — Football/rugby
• whtact08 — Badminton/tennis
• whtact09 — Squash
• whtact10 — Exercises (eg press-ups, sit ups)

Physical activity: Adults - work/walking

• active — Level of activity
• ad15hwk — (D) Adults: Days/4week 15+min heavy housework
• ad15hwk2 — (D) Adults: Days/4week 15+min heavy housework (grouped)
• ad15man — (D) Adults: Days/4week 15+min heavy manual/DIY
• ad15man2 — (D) Adults: Days/4week 15+min heavy manual/DIY (grouped)
• ad15wlk — (D) Adults: Days/4week 15+min brisk walk
• ad15wlk2 — (D) Adults: Days/4week 15+min brisk walk (grouped)
• adhse30 — (D) Number of days heavy housework 30 mins +
• adman30 — (D) Number of days per week heavy manual 30 mins +
• adwlk30 — (D) Number of days walking 30 mins + fast or brisk
• climbwrk — Climb at work ?
• countw — (D) Number of work activities
• day1wlk — More than 1 walk of 15 minutes
• day2wlk — How many days did more than one 15 minute walk
• days — Label unknown
• daywlk — How many days walked 15 minutes
• diytim — Total time spent manual work
• garden — Gardening in past 4 weeks ?
• gardlist — Any gardening etc. listed on card M ?
• heavyday — Days done heavy housework
• hevyhwrk — Any heavy housework ?
• homeacty — (D) Housework/gardening activity level
• housewrk — Any housework in past 4 weeks ?
• hrshwk — (D) Average hours doing heavy housework per week
• hrshwkg — (D) Average hours doing heavy housework per week (grouped)
• hrsman — (D) Average hours doing heavy manual per week
• hrsmang — (D) Average hours doing heavy manual per week (grouped)
• hrswlk — (D) Average hours walking per week brisk or fast
• hrswlkg — (D) Average hours walking per week brisk or fast (grouped)
• hwkany — (D) Housework - any or none
• hwrklist — Any housework listed ?
• hwtim — Total time (minutes) spent heavy housework
• liftwrk — Lift at work ?
• liftwrkg — (D) Lifting at work (group)
• manany — (D) Heavy manual - any or none
• mandays — How many days manual work
• manwork — Any gardening etc. listed on card N ?
• sitwork — Sit/stand/walk about at work ?
• tottim — Total time spent walking
• walkno — (D) Number of walks of 15 mins+ in last 4 weeks
• walkpace — Walking pace
• wlk15m — Walked 15 minutes
• wlk5int — Walked 5 minutes
• wlkacty — (D) Walking activity level
• wlkany — (D) Walking - any or none
• work — Whether working in past 4 weeks
• workact — (D) Job activity level
• workact2 — (D) Activities involved in job
• workactg — (D) Job activity level (grouped)
• workd — (D) Occupational activity - days in 4 weeks
• workdc — (D) Occupational activity

Physical activity: Children

• chsch — Is child at school yet ?
• daystot — Total no. days doing activities (child)
• dhwkch — No. days child housework
• dsitwe — Which days sit down at weekends ?
• hwkch — Child housework ?
• hwktot — Total time child spent doing housework
• sitwe — Time spent sitting down at weekends
• thwk — Time spent child housework
• usual — Whether usual activities
• wesitdo — Sitting down at weekends
• wesitt — Total time spent sitting down at weekends
• wksitdo — No. weekdays time spent sitting down
• wksithrs — Time spent sitting down on weekdays
• wksitt — Total time spent sitting down on weekdays

Prescribed medication

• aceinh — (D) Ace inhibitors (Blood pressure)
• beta — (D) Beta blockers (Blood pressure/Fibrinogen)
• bpmedc — (D) Whether taking drugs affecting blood pressure
• bpmedd — (D) Whether taking drugs prescribed for blood pressure
• calciumb — (D) Calcium blockers (Blood pressure)
• diur — (D) Diuretics (Blood pressure)
• iron — (D) Iron deficiency (Haemoglobin/Ferritin)
• lipid — (D) Lipid lowering (Cholesterol/Fibrinogen)
• medbi01 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi02 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi03 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi04 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi05 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi06 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi07 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi08 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi09 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi10 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi11 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi12 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi13 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi14 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi15 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi16 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi17 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi18 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi19 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi20 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi21 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbi22 — Names of medicines prescribed by doctor
• medbia01 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia02 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia03 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia04 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia05 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia06 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia07 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia08 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia09 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia10 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia11 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia12 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia13 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia14 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia15 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia16 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia17 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia18 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia19 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia20 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia21 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medbia22 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days
• medcnj — (D) Whether taking medication - exc contraceptives
• medcnjd — Currently taking medication prescribed by doctor
• medtyp1 — (D) Cardio-vascular medicine taken ?
• medtyp10 — (D) Musculoskeletal medicine taken ?
• medtyp11 — (D) Eye/Ear etc medicine taken ?
• medtyp12 — (D) Medicine for skin taken ?
• medtyp13 — (D) Other medicine taken ?
• medtyp2 — (D) Gastrointestinal medicine taken ?
• medtyp3 — (D) Respiratory medicine taken ?
• medtyp4 — (D) CNS medicine taken ?
• medtyp5 — (D) Medicine for infection taken ?
• medtyp6 — (D) Endocrine medicine taken ?
• medtyp7 — (D) Gynae/Urinary medicine taken ?
• medtyp8 — (D) Cytotoxic medicine taken ?
• medtyp9 — (D) Medicine for nutrition/blood taken ?
• numed — (D) Number of prescribed medicines taken (grouped 4+)
• numed2 — (D) Number of prescribed medicines taken
• obpdrug — (D) Other drugs affecting BP
• vitamin — Taking vitamins/minerals to improve health
• ytake011 — Heart problem
• ytake012 — High blood pressure
• ytake013 — Other reason
• ytake021 — Heart problem
• ytake022 — High blood pressure
• ytake023 — Other reason
• ytake031 — Heart problem
• ytake032 — High blood pressure
• ytake033 — Other reason
• ytake041 — Heart problem
• ytake042 — High blood pressure
• ytake043 — Other reason
• ytake051 — Heart problem
• ytake052 — High blood pressure
• ytake053 — Other reason
• ytake061 — Heart problem
• ytake062 — High blood pressure
• ytake063 — Other reason
• ytake071 — Heart problem
• ytake072 — High blood pressure
• ytake073 — Other reason
• ytake081 — Heart problem
• ytake082 — High blood pressure
• ytake083 — Other reason
• ytake091 — Heart problem
• ytake092 — High blood pressure
• ytake093 — Other reason
• ytake101 — Heart problem
• ytake102 — High blood pressure
• ytake103 — Other reason
• ytake111 — Heart problem
• ytake112 — High blood pressure
• ytake113 — Other reason
• ytake121 — Heart problem
• ytake122 — High blood pressure
• ytake123 — Other reason
• ytake131 — Heart problem
• ytake132 — High blood pressure
• ytake133 — Other reason
• ytake141 — Heart problem
• ytake142 — High blood pressure
• ytake143 — Other reason
• ytake151 — Heart problem
• ytake152 — High blood pressure
• ytake153 — Other reason
• ytake161 — Heart problem
• ytake162 — High blood pressure
• ytake163 — Other reason
• ytake171 — Heart problem
• ytake172 — High blood pressure
• ytake173 — Other reason
• ytake181 — Heart problem
• ytake182 — High blood pressure
• ytake183 — Other reason
• ytake191 — Heart problem
• ytake192 — High blood pressure
• ytake193 — Other reason
• ytake201 — Heart problem
• ytake202 — High blood pressure
• ytake203 — Other reason
• ytake211 — Heart problem
• ytake212 — High blood pressure
• ytake213 — Other reason
• ytake221 — Heart problem
• ytake222 — High blood pressure
• ytake223 — Other reason

Relationships

• legpar — Do either of parents live in household
• natpar1 — Parent 1 type
• natpar2 — Parent 2 type
• par2 — Other parent or legally responsible for him/her
• relto02 — Relationship to other persons in household
• relto06 — Relationship to other persons in household
• relto08 — Relationship to other persons in household
• relto12 — Relationship to other persons in household
• relto13 — Relationship to other persons in household
• relto14 — Relationship to other persons in household

Saliva administration

• salintr1 — Agreement to saliva sample
• salnobt1 — No saliva: Parent refused
• salnobt2 — No saliva: Child refused
• salnobt3 — No saliva: Child not able to produce any saliva
• salnobt4 — No saliva: Other reason
• salobt1 — Whether saliva sample obtained

Sample/Spatial information

• addnum — (D) address number
• area — (D) primary sampling unit number
• dha — District Health Authority code
• dhano —
• gor — Government Office Regions
• hhold — (D) household number at address
• nofhh — Number of households
• onsha11 — ONS HA Clusters (11 groups)
• onsha6 — ONS HA Clusters (6 groups)
• urban — (D) Degree of urbanisation

Self-assessed health

• genhelf — State of general health
• genhelf2 — (D) Self-assessed general health - grouped

Self-completion: 13-15 year olds

• aber2qlg — Large cans, bottles of beer drunk in last 7 days
• aber2qpt — Pints beer drunk in last 7 days
• aber2qsm — Small cans, bottles of beer drunk in last 7 days
• aber2w — Have drunk beer
• adrinkag — Age first alcholic drink
• adrinkof — How often alcholic drink
• adrlast — When last had alcoholic drink
• adrprop — Ever had proper alcoholic drink
• apopsqlg — Large cans or bottles of alcoholic soft drinks in last 7 days
• apopsqsm — Small cans or bottles of alcoholic soft drinks in last 7 days
• apopsw — Alcoholic 'soft' drinks
• asherqgs — Glasses of sherry or martini in last 7 days
• asherw — Have you drunk sherry or martini
• aspirqgs — Glasses of spirits and liqueurs drunk in last 7 days
• aspirw — Have you drunk spirits or liqueurs
• awineqgs — How many glasses of wine in last 7 days
• awinew — Have you drunk wine
• ghqconc — GHQ: Able to concentrate
• ghqconfi — GHQ: Been losing confidence in self
• ghqdecis — GHQ: Felt capable of making decisions
• ghqenjoy — GHQ: Able to enjoy day-to-day activities
• ghqface — GHQ: Been able to face problems
• ghqhappy — GHQ: Been feeling reasonably happy
• ghqover — GHQ: Felt couldn't overcome difficulties
• ghqsleep — GHQ: Lost sleep over worry
• ghqstrai — GHQ: Felt constantly under strain
• ghqunhap — GHQ: Been feeling unhappy and depressed
• ghquse — GHQ: Felt playing useful part in things
• ghqworth — GHQ: Been thinking of self as worthless

Self-completion: 8-12 year olds

• cbicycle — Do you have bicycle
• cdrinage — Age first alcoholic drink
• cdrinkof — Whole alcoholic drink how often
• cdrlast — When last had alcoholic drink
• cdrprop — Ever had proper alcoholic drink
• chelma — Wear a bicycle helmet when riding
• chelmb1 — Wearing a helmet makes me feel safer when I ride a bike
• chelmb2 — I sometimes forget to put my helmet on
• chelmb3 — Bicycle helmets cost too much money
• chelmb4 — Helmets look good
• chelmb5 — It is difficult to get helmets to fit
• chelmb6 — Helmets can protect you if you have an accident
• chelmb7 — Wearing a helmet makes me feel like a proper cyclist
• kcigage — Age first smoked a cigarette (8-15s)
• kcigevr — Whether ever smoked cigarettes (8-15s)
• kcignum — Number of cigarettes smoked last week (8-15s)
• kcigreg — Frequency and amount smoked (8-15s)
• kcigweek — Whether smoked in previous week (8-15s)
• selfdiet — Action taking to change weight
• selfwgt — Self-estimated weight

Self-completion: Adults

• hrtage — Age started HRT
• hrtevr — Whether ever been on HRT
• hrtnow — Whether still on HRT
• hrtstp — Age stopped HRT
• operiod — Whether periods stopped as a result of an operation
• ovary — Whether has had ovaries removed
• period — Whether still having periods
• pillevr — Ever taken contraceptive pill or had injection/implant

Self-completion: Young adults

• cigbrd — Brand of cigarette smoked
• cigevr — Whether ever smoked cigarettes
• cignow — Whether smoke cigarettes nowadays
• cigreg — How frequently used to smoke
• cigtar — Tar level of cigarette smoked
• cigtyp — Type of cigarette smoked
• cigwday — Number cigarettes smoke on weekday
• cigwend — Number cigarettes smoke on weekend day
• d7day — Whether had drink in last 7 days
• d7many — How many days in last 7 had a drink
• d7typ1 — Heaviest day: Normal Beer
• d7typ2 — Heaviest day: Strong Beer
• d7typ3 — Heaviest day: Spirits
• d7typ4 — Heaviest day: Sherry
• d7typ5 — Heaviest day: Wine
• d7typ6 — Heaviest day: Alcopops
• dcigage — Age first tried a cigarette
• ddrinkag — Age first alcoholic drink
• dnany — Whether drinks occasionally or never drinks
• dnevr — Whether always non-drinker
• dnnow — Whether drink nowadays
• dnoft — Frequency drank any alcoholic drink last 12 mths
• dxcritic — Annoyed by criticism of drinking
• dxcut — Felt should cut down drinking
• dxdrunkm — Been drunk in last 3 months
• dxdrunkw — Been drunk on weekly basis
• dxguilt — Felt ashamed/guilty about drinking
• dxnerves — Have drunk in morning to steady nerves
• dxshakes — Experienced shaking hands after drinking
• dxtimes — Number of times been drunk in last 3 months
• dxunable — Been unable to stop drinking
• genhyr — Self-assessed general health last 12 months
• nberf — Frequency drank normal beer last 12 mths
• nberqlg — Amount normal beer (large cans/bottles) usually drank/day
• nberqlg7 — Amount normal beer (large cans/bottles) on heaviest day
• nberqpt — Amount of normal beer etc on one day (pints)
• nberqpt7 — Amount of normal beer etc on day drank most (pints)
• nberqsm — Amount normal beer (small cans/bottles) usually drank/day
• nberqsm7 — Amount normal beer (small cans/bottles) on heaviest day
• pillbrd — Brand of contraceptive used - BNF Code
• pilltyp — Type of contraceptive used
• pilluse — Whether use contraceptives (pill/injection/implant)
• popsf — Frequency drank alcopops last 12 mths
• popsqsm — Amount alcopops (small cans/bottles) on heaviest day
• popsqsm7 — Amount alcopops (small cans-bottles) usually drank-day
• sberf — Frequency drank strong beer last 12 mths
• sberqlg — Amount strong beer (large cans/bottles) usually drank/day
• sberqlg7 — Amount strong beer (large cans/bottles) on heaviest day
• sberqpt — Amount of strong beer etc on one day (pints)
• sberqpt7 — Amount of strong beer etc on day drank most (pints)
• sberqsm — Amount strong beer (small cans/bottles) usually drank/day
• sberqsm7 — Amount strong beer (small cans/bottles) on heaviest day
• sherf — Frequency drank sherry last 12 mths
• sherqgs — Amount sherry (glasses) on heaviest day
• sherqgs7 — Amount sherry (glasses) usually drank-day
• smkdad — Whether father smoked when informant a child
• smkevr — Whether ever smoked cigarette/cigar/pipe
• smkmum — Whether mother smoked when informant a child
• spirf — Frequency drank spirits last 12 mths
• spirqme — Amount spirits (measures) on heaviest day
• spirqme7 — Amount spirits (measures) usually drank-day
• ssaccept — Social Support: People I know accept me just as I am
• sscare — Social support: People I know see that I am taken care of
• sshappy — Social support: People I know do things to make me happy
• ssimport — Social Support: People I know make me feel important
• ssloved — Social Support: People I know make me feel loved
• ssrely — Social Support: People I know can be relied upon
• sssupp — Social support: People I know give me supp/encouragement
• winef — Frequency drank wine last 12 mths
• wineqgs — Amount wine (glasses) on heaviest day
• wineqgs7 — Amount wine (glasses) usually drank-day

Smoking & pregnancy

• ispreg — Can I check, are you pregnant now?
• pregrec — Whether pregnant in last 12 months
• pregsmok — Whether smoked when pregnant
• pregstop — Whether stopped smoking due to pregnancy
• smokeprg — Smoked since pregnant
• stoppreg — Stopped smoking due to pregnancy

Smoking: Adults

• chexpsm — Whether child carer smokes
• cigarnow — Do you smoke cigars at all nowadays?
• cigarreg — How regularly smokes cigars
• cigdyal — (D) Number of cigarettes smoke a day - inc. non-smokers
• cigst1 — (D) Cigarette Smoking Status - Never/Ex-reg/Ex-occ/Current
• cigst2 — (D) Cigarette Smoking Status - Banded current smokers
• cigtarg — (D) Type and tar level of cigarette smoked
• drsmoke — Medical practitioner advised to give up smoking
• drsmoke1 — How long ago was that?
• endsmoke — How long ago did you stop smoking cigarettes?
• expsm — Hours a week exposed to other peoples smoke
• lgcbrd — Label unknown
• lgcco — LGC: Carbon Monoxide yield of cigarettes smoked
• lgcnic — LGC: Nicotine yield of cigarettes smoked
• lgctar — LGC: Tar yield of cigarettes smoked
• longend — How many months ago was that?
• nicot — Nicotine products used
• numsm — Number of smokers in household
• numsmok — About how many cigarettes did you smoke in a day?
• passm — Smokers in household?
• pipenowa — Do you smoke a pipe at all nowadays?
• smoketry — Tried to stop smoking due to health condition
• smokyrs — Number of years smoked
• startsmk — Age when started smoking
• tarest — Whether tar level estimated

Smoking: Children 8-15 years

• kcigregg — (D) Frequency of cigarette smoking (8-15s) (grouped)

Social support

• pssscr — (D) Perceived social support score
• pssscr2 — (D) perceived social support score - grouped

Sport/Exercise/Play/Walking: Children

• chpace — Child walking pace
• daysp — On how many weekdays did sports
• dayswlk — No. days walked for 5 minutes
• daywlkt — Total time spent walking
• dweact — Days of weekend activities
• dwesp — Which weekend days do sports ?
• sportdo — Any sports?
• weact — How long on weekend activities
• weactdo — Weekend activities
• weactt — Total time spent on weekend activities
• wespdo — Any sports at weekend ?
• wespor — How long sports at weekend ?
• wespt — Total time spent on weekend sports
• wkact — Time spent on weekday activities
• wkactdo — Weekday activities
• wkactt — Total time spent on weekday activities
• wkspor — How long sports at weekdays ?
• wkspt — Total time spent on weekday sports
• wlk5ch — Walked for 5 minutes ?
• wlktot — Total time spent walking

Upper arm circumference administration

• armokb — (D) Whether arm measurements are valid
• crespup — Response to upper arm circumference
• cupmeas — How arm measurement taken
• cuprel1 — Reliability of 1st upper arm measurement
• cuprel2 — Reliability of 2nd upper arm measurement
• cuprel3 — Reliability of 3rd upper arm measurement
• muacint — Consent to upper arm circumference measurement

Use of services: Adults

• avlos — Average nights per stay for up to 6 stays in last yr
• daypatnt — Day patient in last 12 months
• docwher1 — Where talked to doctor
• docwher2 — Where talked to doctor
• docwher3 — Where talked to doctor
• docwher4 — Where talked to doctor
• docwher5 — Where talked to doctor
• docwher6 — Where talked to doctor
• docwher7 — Where talked to doctor
• docwher8 — Where talked to doctor
• docwher9 — Where talked to doctor
• forper1 — Which person no. talked to a doctor
• forper2 — Which person no. talked to a doctor
• forper3 — Which person no. talked to a doctor
• forper4 — Which person no. talked to a doctor
• forper5 — Which person no. talked to a doctor
• forper6 — Which person no. talked to a doctor
• forper7 — Which person no. talked to a doctor
• forper8 — Which person no. talked to a doctor
• forper9 — Which person no. talked to a doctor
• gp1 — What kind of doctor
• gp2 — What kind of doctor
• gp3 — What kind of doctor
• gp4 — What kind of doctor
• gp5 — What kind of doctor
• gp6 — What kind of doctor
• gp7 — What kind of doctor
• gp8 — What kind of doctor
• gp9 — What kind of doctor
• gptalk — Consulted a NHS GP for self
• gpvis — (D) Visited NHS GP for consultation last 2 weeks
• inpatnt — In patient in last 12 months
• nchats — No. times talked to a doctor
• ndoctalk — Talked to doctor (last 2 weeks)
• ngp — (D) No. of NHS GP consultations last 2 weeks
• ngpg4 — (D) No. of NHS GP consultations last 2 weeks (grouped)
• ngpyr — (D)No. of NHS GP consultations per year
• nhs1 — NHS/Private
• nhs2 — NHS/Private
• nhs3 — NHS/Private
• nhs4 — NHS/Private
• nhs5 — NHS/Private
• nhs6 — NHS/Private
• nhs7 — NHS/Private
• nhs8 — NHS/Private
• nhs9 — NHS/Private
• nhspdays — No. days as day patient
• nights1 — No. nights in hospital - 1st stay
• nights2 — No. nights in hospital - 2nd stay
• nights3 — No. nights in hospital - 3rd stay
• nights4 — No. nights in hospital - 4th stay
• nights5 — No. nights in hospital - 5th stay
• nights6 — No. nights in hospital - 6th stay
• noutpat — Outpatient in last 12 months
• nsite1 — (D) Visited NHS GP for consultation last 2 weeks: surgery
• nsite2 — (D) Visited NHS GP for consultation last 2 weeks: home
• nsite3 — (D) Visited NHS GP for consultation last 2 weeks: telephone
• nstays — No. stays as inpatient
• ntimes1 — No. times outpatient - first month
• ntimes2 — No. times outpatient - second month
• ntimes3 — No. times outpatient - third month
• outpatnt — Outpatient in last 3 months
• presc1 — Prescription given?
• presc2 — Prescription given ?
• presc3 — Prescription given ?
• presc4 — Prescription given ?
• presc5 — Prescription given ?
• presc6 — Prescription given ?
• presc7 — Prescription given ?
• presc8 — Prescription given ?
• presc9 — Prescription given ?
• totnites — Total nights in hospital for up to 6 stays in last yr
• whendoc — When last talked to doctor about self
• whsbhlf1 — Whose behalf talked to a doctor
• whsbhlf2 — Whose behalf talked to a doctor
• whsbhlf3 — Whose behalf talked to a doctor
• whsbhlf4 — Whose behalf talked to a doctor
• whsbhlf5 — Whose behalf talked to a doctor
• whsbhlf6 — Whose behalf talked to a doctor
• whsbhlf7 — Whose behalf talked to a doctor
• whsbhlf8 — Whose behalf talked to a doctor
• whsbhlf9 — Whose behalf talked to a doctor

Use of services: Children

• cdaypat — Day patient in last 12 months
• cdoctalk — Talked to doctor (last 2 weeks)
• cdrwher1 — Where talked to doctor
• cdrwher2 — Where talked to doctor
• cdrwher3 — Where talked to doctor
• cdrwher4 — Where talked to doctor
• cgp1 — What kind of doctor
• cgp2 — What kind of doctor
• cgp3 — What kind of doctor
• cgp4 — What kind of doctor
• cinpat — In patient in last 12 months
• cnchats — No. times talked to a doctor
• cnhs1 — NHS/Private
• cnhs2 — NHS/Private
• cnhs3 — NHS/Private
• cnhs4 — NHS/Private
• cnhspday — No. days as day patient
• cnights1 — No. nights in hospital - 1st stay
• cnights2 — No. nights in hospital - 2nd stay
• cnights3 — No. nights in hospital - 3rd stay
• cnights4 — No. nights in hospital - 4th stay
• cnights5 — No. nights in hospital - 5th stay
• cnights6 — No. nights in hospital - 6th stay
• cnstays — No. stays as inpatient
• cntimes1 — No. times outpatient - first month
• cntimes2 — No. times outpatient - second month
• cntimes3 — No. times outpatient - third month
• coutpat — Outpatient in last 3 months
• cpresc1 — Prescription given ?
• cpresc2 — Prescription given ?
• cpresc3 — Prescription given ?
• cpresc4 — Prescription given ?

Waist/Hip administration

• hipokb — (D) Whether hip measurements are valid
• hjrel — Whether problems with hip measurement
• probhj — Problems likely to increase/decrease hip measurement
• probwj — Problems likely to increase/decrease waist measurement
• respwh — Response to waist/hip measurements
• whintro — Consent to waist/hip measurements
• whokb — (D) Whether waist/hip measure is valid
• whpnabm1 — No waist/hip: Respondent is chairbound
• whpnabm2 — No waist/hip: Other reason
• wjrel — Whether problems with waist measurement
• wstokb — (D) Whether waist measurements are valid
• ynowh — Reason no waist/hip measurements

Weighting variables

• ch_wt — Weight variable for children aged 2-15