ESDS Government

Variables in Health Survey for England, 2000

How these variables link across files.

Accidents: major accidents

• dracc — Had accidents in last 6 months involving hospital\doctor
• draidc01 — MajAcc Advice: Hospital
• draidc02 — MajAcc Advice: GP/Family Doctor
• draidc03 — MajAcc Advice: Nurse at GP surgery
• draidc04 — MajAcc Advice: Nurse at work or school
• draidc05 — MajAcc Advice: Doctor at work or school
• draidc06 — MajAcc Advice: Other doctor or nurse
• draidc07 — MajAcc Advice: Ambulance staff
• draidc08 — MajAcc Advice: Volunteer first aider
• draidc09 — MajAcc Advice: Chemist or pharmacist
• draidc10 — MajAcc Advice: Family, friends, colleagues, passers-by
• draidc11 — MajAcc Advice: Looked after self
• draidc12 — MajAcc Advice: Other person(s)
• drbdyc01 — MajAcc: Affected Eyes
• drbdyc02 — MajAcc: Affected Face or teeth
• drbdyc03 — MajAcc: Affected Other part of head
• drbdyc04 — MajAcc: Affected Neck
• drbdyc05 — MajAcc: Affected Back
• drbdyc06 — MajAcc: Affected Shoulder, arm, wrist or hand
• drbdyc07 — MajAcc: Affected Hip, leg, ankle or foot
• drbdyc08 — MajAcc: Affected Chest, ribs or lungs
• drbdyc09 — MajAcc: Affected Abdomen or genitals
• drbdyc10 — MajAcc: Affected Other internal organs
• drbik — MajAcc: Bicycle involved
• drbone01 — Collar/Clavicle
• drbone02 — Shoulder/Scapula
• drbone03 — Upper arm/Humerus
• drbone04 — Lower arm/Radius and Ulna
• drbone05 — Hand and/or wrist
• drbone06 — Knee/Patella
• drbone07 — Ankle and/or foot
• drbone08 — Lower leg/Tibia and fibula
• drbone09 — Upper leg/Femur
• drbone10 — Hip joint/Neck of femur
• drbone11 — Hip bone/Pelvis/Ileum
• drbone12 — Back bones
• drbone13 — Other (e.g. Ribs, Skull)
• drbrk — Broken bones due to accident last 6 months
• drbrka — Broken bones in accident other than DRBRK
• drcar — MajAcc: Moving vehicle involved
• drfal — MajAcc: Whether fell/slipped/tripped
• drfall — MajAcc: Whether fell/slipped/tripped
• drinjc01 — MajAcc Injury: Broken bones
• drinjc02 — MajAcc Injury: Dislocated joints
• drinjc03 — MajAcc Injury: Losing consciousness
• drinjc04 — MajAcc Injury: Straining or twisting part of body
• drinjc05 — MajAcc Injury: Cutting, piercing or grazing part of body
• drinjc06 — MajAcc Injury: Bruising, pinching or crushing part of body
• drinjc07 — MajAcc Injury: Swelling or tenderness in some part of body
• drinjc08 — MajAcc Injury: Something stuck eye, throat, ear etc
• drinjc09 — MajAcc Injury: Burning or scalding
• drinjc10 — MajAcc Injury: Poisoning
• drinjc11 — MajAcc Injury: Other injury to internal parts of the body
• drinjc12 — MajAcc Injury: Animal or insect bite or sting
• drinjc13 — MajAcc Injury: Other injury
• drjob — MajAcc: Whether in paid job
• drmnn — MajAcc: Number of months affected activities
• drmow — MajAcc: Number of months off work
• drmth01 — MajAcc: Which month accident happened in (most recent)
• drmth02 — MajAcc: Which month accident happened in (2nd most recent)
• drmth03 — MajAcc: Which month accident happened in (3rd most recent)
• drmth04 — MajAcc: Which month accident happened in (4th most recent)
• drmth05 — MajAcc: Which month accident happened in (5th most recent)
• drmth06 — MajAcc: Which month accident happened in (6th most recent)
• drmth07 — MajAcc: Which month accident happened in (7th most recent)
• drmth08 — MajAcc: Which month accident happened in (8th most recent)
• drmth09 — MajAcc: Which month accident happened in (9th most recent)
• drmth10 — MajAcc: Which month accident happened in (10th most recent)
• drnda — MajAcc: Affected activities
• droff — MajAcc: Had time off work?
• drply — MajAcc: Playing
• drsnn — MajAcc: Whether recovered
• drsow — MajAcc: Whether still off work
• drspt — MajAcc: Sport or exercise involved
• drtnn — MajAcc: How long affected activities
• drtow — MajAcc: Amunt of time off work?
• drtul — MajAcc: Tool implement involved
• drwbn01 — Collar/Clavicle
• drwbn02 — Shoulder/Scapula
• drwbn03 — Upper arm/Humerus
• drwbn04 — Lower arm/Radius and Ulna
• drwbn05 — Hand and/or wrist
• drwbn06 — Knee/Patella
• drwbn07 — Ankle and/or foot
• drwbn08 — Lower leg/Tibia and fibula
• drwbn09 — Upper leg/Femur
• drwbn10 — Hip joint/Neck of femur
• drwbn11 — Hip bone/Pelvis/Ileum
• drwbn12 — Back bones
• drwbn13 — Other (e.g. Ribs, Skull)
• drwbna01 — Collar/Clavicle
• drwbna02 — Shoulder/Scapula
• drwbna03 — Upper arm/Humerus
• drwbna04 — Lower arm/Radius and Ulna
• drwbna05 — Hand and/or wrist
• drwbna06 — Knee/Patella
• drwbna07 — Ankle and/or foot
• drwbna08 — Lower leg/Tibia and fibula
• drwbna09 — Upper leg/Femur
• drwbna10 — Hip joint/Neck of femur
• drwbna11 — Hip bone/Pelvis/Ileum
• drwbna12 — Back bones
• drwbna13 — Other (e.g. Ribs, Skull)
• drwrk — MajAcc: Whether happened while at work
• drwyr — MajAcc: Where accident happened
• macc — (D) Annual major accident rate per 100 persons
• mbike — (D) Major accident rate for bikes
• mbody1 — (D) Major accident affected head, neck, face
• mbody2 — (D) Major accident affected back
• mbody3 — (D) Major accident affected arm, leg, shoulder
• mbody4 — (D) Major accident affected chest, abdomen, internal
• mcar — (D) Major accident rate for cars
• mconsult — (D) Who consulted about major accident
• mfall — (D) Major accident rate for falls
• mplace — (D) Location of major accident
• mseason1 — (D) Major accident in Spring
• mseason2 — (D) Major accident in Summer
• mseason3 — (D) Major accident in Autumn
• mseason4 — (D) Major accident in Winter
• msport — (D) Major accident rate for sports/play
• mtool — (D) Major accident rate for tools
• mworkb — (D) Major accident rate for work (those in work past fortnight)
• ndracc — Number of accidents in last 6 months
• pxdrfal — Most recent accident fall, slip or trip?

Accidents: minor accidents

• axi — Minor accident
• axwka — Number of minor accidents in last week
• axwkb — Number of minor accidents 1-2 weeks ago
• axwkc — Number of minor accidents 2-3 weeks ago
• axwkd — Number of minor accidents 3-4 weeks ago
• nacc — (D) Annual minor accident rate per 100 persons
• naxi — Number of minor accidents in 4 weeks

Administrative variables

• adresp — Who answers on behalf of child U13
• child1 — Person number of selected child 1
• child2 — Person number of selected child 2
• gprege — GP Registration
• hhresp — Who answers hhold grid
• hohnum — Person number of HOH
• hqresp — Status of person answering hhold grid
• hserial — Serial number of household
• intdayw — (D) Weekday of individual interview
• mintb — Month of interview
• nofiq — Number of individual sessions.
• nump — Number of respondents in session
• person — Person number within household/care home
• pregnowb — Whether respondent currently pregnant
• tnc — Total number of calls (interviewer)
• tphone — Phone number given for survey checking
• yintb — Year of interview

Blood pressure administration

• airtemp — Air temperature
• bpconst — Consent to BP measurement
• bprespc — (D) Whether BP readings are valid
• consubx1 — Eaten in last 30 mins
• consubx2 — Smoked in last 30 mins
• consubx3 — Drunk alcohol in last 30 mins
• consubx4 — Done vigorous exercise in last 30 mins
• consubx5 — Done nothing to affect BP in last 30 mins
• cufsize — Cuff size used
• difbpc1 — BP Probs: No problems taking blood pressure
• difbpc2 — BP Probs: Reading on left arm as right arm not suitable
• difbpc3 — BP Probs: Respondent was upset,anxious,nervous
• difbpc4 — BP Probs: Other problems
• dinno — Dinamap serial no
• full1 — Reliability of 1st set of BP readings
• full2 — Reliability of 2nd set of BP readings
• full3 — Reliability of 3rd set of BP readings
• gprefc1 — BP not GP: Hardly or never sees GP
• gprefc2 — BP not GP: GP knows respondent BP level
• gprefc3 — BP not GP: Does not want to bother GP
• gprefc4 — BP not GP: Other reason
• gpregb — Are you registered with a GP?
• gpsend — May we send your blood pressure readings to your GP?
• nattbpd0 — No BP: Problems with PC
• nattbpd1 — No BP: Respondent was upset,anxious,nervous
• nattbpd2 — No BP: Respondent did not understand procedure
• nattbpd3 — No BP: Error 844 Reading
• nattbpd5 — No BP: Other reason
• nattbpd6 — No BP: Problems with cuff fitting,painful
• nattbpd7 — No BP: Problems with Dinamap readings
• respbps — Response to BP measurements
• 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 — (D) Whether hypertensive:140/90: all prescribed drugs 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 — (D) Hypertensive cats:140/90: all prescribed drugs 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

• bsexp — NURSE: EXPLAIN PURPOSE+PROCEDURE BLOOD
• bsoutc — Outcome of blood sample
• bsoute — (D) Blood Sample Outcome
• bswill — Would you be willing to have a blood sample taken?
• clotb — Clotting or bleeding disorder
• constorb — Consent to store blood for future analysis
• fit — Ever had a fit, including epilepsy
• gpsam — Registered with GP
• nobsc1 — No suitable or no palpable vein/collapsed veins
• nobsc2 — No BS: Respondent was too anxious or nervous
• nobsc3 — No BS: Respondent felt faint or fainted
• nobsc4 — No BS: Other reason
• 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 — BS Problems: No problem
• samdifc2 — BS Problems: Incomplete sample
• samdifc3 — BS Problems: Collapsing or poor veins
• samdifc4 — BS Problems: Second attempt necessary
• samdifc5 — BS Problems: Some blood obtained, respondent faint
• samdifc6 — BS Problems: Unable to use tourniquet
• samdifc7 — BS Problems: Other reason
• samparm — Which are blood sample taken from
• sampf1 — Plain red tube filled
• sampf2 — EDTA Purple tube filled
• sampf3 — Citrate blue tube filled
• samptak — Whether blood sample taken
• sendsam — Permission send results blood sample results to GP
• sensac1 — BS not to GP: Hardly or never sees GP
• sensac2 — BS not to GP: GP recently took blood sample
• sensac3 — BS not to GP: Does not want to bother GP
• sensac4 — BS not to GP: Other reason
• sndrsam — Whether wants results of blood sample

Blood sample measurements

• cholest — Total cholesterol result (Blood data)
• cholok — (D) Response to Cholesterol sample
• cholqual — Total cholesterol serum quality (Blood data)
• cholval — (D) Valid Cholesterol Result
• ferokb — (D) Response to Ferritin sample
• ferqual — Ferritin serum quality (Blood data)
• ferrit — Ferritin result (Blood data)
• ferval — (D) Valid Ferritin Result
• fibgen — Fibrinogen result (Blood data)
• fibokb — (D) Response to Fibrinogen sample
• fibqual — Fibrinogen serum quality (Blood data)
• fibquin — (D) Valid fibrinogen sex-specific quintile
• fibval — (D) Valid Fibrinogen Result
• haemo — Haemoglobin result (Blood data)
• haemokb — (D) Response to Haemoglobin sample
• haemqual — Haemoglobin serum quality (child 11-15) (Blood data)
• haemval — (D) Valid Haemoglobin Result
• hdlchol — HDL Cholesterol result (Blood data)
• hdlok — (D) Response to HDL Cholesterol sample
• hdlqual — HDL Cholesterol serum quality (Blood data)
• hdlval — (D) Valid HDL Cholesterol Result
• mcv — MCV result (Blood data)
• mcvok — (D) Response to MCV serum sample
• mcvqual — MCV serum quality (Blood data)
• mcvval — (D) Valid MCV Result
• seralbq — Serum albumin quality (Blood data)
• seralok — (D) Response to Serum Albumin sample
• seralval — (D) Valid Serum Albumin Result
• serumalb — Serum Albumin (Blood data)
• tglycohb — Total glycosylated HB (Blood data)
• tglyok — (D) Response to Total Glycosylated HB sample
• tglyqual — Total glycosylated Hb quality (Blood data)
• tglyval — (D) Valid Total Glycosylated HB Result
• vitamind — Vitamin D (Blood data)
• vitdok — (D) Response to Vitamin D sample
• vitdqual — Vitamin D Quality (Blood data)
• vitdval — (D) Valid Vitamin D Result

Booklet Admin

• bookchc — Whether answered indiv questions or SC booklet (18-19s)
• booklet — (D) Which self-completion filled out
• sc3acc11 — SC: Completed independently
• sc3acc12 — SC: Assistance from other children
• sc3acc13 — SC: Assistance from other household member
• sc3acc14 — SC: Assistance from interviewer
• sc3acc15 — Interviewer administered SC booklet
• scomp501 — Self-Completion Present: Spouse,partner
• scomp502 — Self-Completion Present: Parent
• scomp503 — Self-Completion Present: Brother,Sister
• scomp504 — Self-Completion Present: Own,Related child
• scomp505 — Self-Completion Present: Other relative
• scomp506 — Self-Completion Present: Unrelated adult
• scomp507 — Self-Completion Present: Unrelated child
• scomp508 — Self-Completion Present: Interviewer
• scomp509 — Self-Completion Present: No-one else present
• scomp600 — SC Refused: Child away from home during fwork period
• scomp601 — SC Refused: Eyesight problems
• scomp602 — SC Refused: Language problems
• scomp603 — SC Refused: Reading or writing difficulties
• scomp604 — SC Refused: Bored,fed up
• scomp605 — SC Refused: Questions too sensitive,invasion of privacy
• scomp606 — SC Refused: Booklet too long
• scomp607 — SC Refused: No reason given
• scomp608 — SC Refused: Other reason

CVD conditions

• cvd3a — (D) CVD measure of severity (hierarchy)
• 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 — Ever had pain or discomfort in chest
• docangi — Doctor diagnosed angina
• docpain — Did you see a doctor because of this pain?
• docsayc1 — Angina
• docsayc2 — Heart attack
• docsayc3 — Did not say
• docsayc4 — Other
• everangi — Ever had angina
• everpain — Ever had severe front chest pain lasting half hour+?
• howsoon — Time chest pain goes away stop or slow down walking?
• legpain — Pain or discomfort in legs
• level — (D) Has chest pain when walking at ordinary pace
• levelord — Pain when walks at an ordinary pace on the level
• levelw — Whether get chest pain walking normally
• occas1 — Frequency get chest pain walking uphill
• occas2 — Frequency get chest pain walking normally
• 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)
• stansit — Pain ever begin when standing still or sitting
• still — What happens to pain if stand still
• stopwalk — What happens to chest pain stop or slow walking?
• sympan1 — (D) Angina Symptoms (Rose Angina Qure)
• uphill1 — (D) Has chest pain when walking uphill/hurrying
• uphillw — Whether get chest pain walking uphill
• walking — What do if get chest pain when walking
• walkup — Pain if walks uphill or hurry
• wherep — Where is pain

CVD: Blood pressure

• adbpc1 — Blood pressure monitored by GP/nurse
• adbpc2 — Advice or treatment to lose weight
• adbpc3 — Blood tests
• adbpc4 — Change diet
• adbpc5 — Stop smoking
• adbpc6 — Reduce stress
• adbpc7 — Other (RECORD AT NEXT QUESTION)
• advicebp — Receiving other treatment for high BP
• ageinfbp — Age told had high BP
• bp1 — (D) Doctor diagnosed high blood pressure (excl. pregnant)
• bpmeas — Ever had BP measured
• docnurbp — Doctor diagnosed high BP
• everbp — Ever had high BP
• 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 last time measured
• measlast — Last time BP measured
• medicinb — Currently taking medicines for high BP?
• nopregbp — High BP other than when pregnant
• pastabbp — Ever taken medicines for high BP
• pregbp — Pregnant when told had high BP
• stillbp — Still have high BP

CVD: CHD/Stroke

• adchdc1 — Special diet
• adchdc2 — Regular check-up with GP/hospital/clinic
• adchdc3 — Taking medication
• adchdc4 — Other (RECORD AT NEXT QUESTION)
• ageheart — Age told had heart attack
• agestro — Age told had stroke
• docheart — Doctor diagnosed heart attack
• docstro — Doctor diagnosed stroke
• everhart — Ever had Heart attack
• everstro — Ever had Stroke
• heartdef — (D) Doctor diagnosed heart attack
• medheart — Medicines for heart condition or stroke
• othtreat — Receiving 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 — Special diet
• addic2 — Regular check-up with GP/hospital/clinic
• addic3 — Other (RECORD AT NEXT QUESTION)
• advicedi — Receiving any treatment for diabetes
• ageinfo1 — Age told had diabetes
• diabete2 — (D) Doctor diagnosed diabetes (excl. pregnant)
• dietdi — Currently on special diet for diabetes?
• docinfo1 — Doctor diagnosed diabetes
• everdi — Ever had Diabetes
• insulin — Insulin for diabetes
• medcindi — Take medicines for diabetes
• nopregdi — Diabetes other than when pregnant
• pregdi — Pregnant when told had diabetes

CVD: Heart murmur

• admur — Currently having treatment for heart murmur?
• ageinmur — Age told had heart murmur
• evermur — Ever had Heart murmur
• murdoc — Doctor diagnosed heart murmur
• murmur1 — (D) Doctor diagnosed heart murmur (excl. 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 when pregnant

CVD: Other

• ageireg — Age told had abnormal heart rhythm
• ageoht — Age told had other heart trouble
• docireg — Doctor diagnosed abnormal heart rhythm
• docoht — Doctor diagnosed other heart trouble ?
• everireg — Ever had Abnormal heart rhythm
• everoht — Ever had 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: Use of services

• chlest — Ever had cholesterol measured
• cholevel — Was cholesterol normal last time measured
• consc01 — High blood pressure
• consc02 — Angina
• consc03 — Heart attack
• consc04 — Heart murmur
• consc05 — Abnormal heart rhythm
• consc06 — Other heart trouble
• consc07 — Stroke
• consc08 — Diabetes
• lastchol — Last time cholesterol measured
• lastdoc — Last time talked to doctor about CVD condition
• nwhyinp — In-patient because of condition
• nwhyoutp — Out-patient because of condition
• onlybp — How often high BP

Care Home sample

• chometyp — (D) Care home type (5 types)
• fleda — Bring up phlegm during day or night in winter?
• flegm — Bring up phlegm from chest on winter mornings?
• frefl — Bring up phlegm most days up to 3 months per year?
• hlongi — How long living in care home
• homestat — Staus of home from CHIC
• livedi — Where living prior to care home
• livedi2 — In previous accommodation, living alone with others
• maritali — Legal Marital Status (Care Home sample)
• normal — Breathing normal between attacks?
• regstat — Registration status from CHIC
• shbrth — Woken at night by shortness of breath in last year
• sobag — Short of breath walking + others same age on level?
• sobup — Short of breath hurrying or walking uphill?
• solev — Have to stop for breath walking on level?
• wheeze — Wheezing or whistling in chest in last year
• whzattk — Ever had attacks shortness of breath or wheezing

Cognitive Function

• cfadd1 — Interviewer: Whether can remembers address
• cfadd2 — Interviewer: Whether recalls address
• cfadd3 — Interviewer: whether can recall the address
• cfage — Respondent asked age
• cfcd1 — Interviewer: Whether age given is plausible
• cfcd2 — Interviewer: whether birth date plausible
• cfcnt — Count backwards from 20 down to 1
• cfdob — On what date were you born?
• cfgp — Can you tell me the name of your GP?
• cflook — Interviewer: Whether respondent looked at clock
• cfqueen — Do you recall the name of the present king or queen?
• cfsee — Interviewer: Made personal contact with respondent
• cftima — Interviewer: Actual time
• cftimd — Difference between resp. estimated time and real time
• cftimr — Without looking at clock, roughly what time is it
• cfwar — Can you remember what year first world war began?
• cfwhy — Interviewer: Made own assessment of cognitive function
• cfyear — Do you remember what year it is now?
• gprxcd — Interviewer: respondent to be interviewed in person
• prxinst — Who is answering on behalf of respondent?

Cotinine

• cot15val — (D) Valid Cotinine (saliva): 0<15,15+
• cotqual — Cotinine quality
• cotsal — Cotinine result
• cotval — (D) Valid Cotinine (saliva)
• gummg — What strength is nicotine chewing gum?
• lastsmok — How long is it since you last smoked?
• nicpats — Which brand and strength of nicotine patches used?
• nicuseb — Used nicotine products past 7 days
• sallrec — Has LREC approval been given to take saliva samples?
• smoke1 — Currently smokes cigarettes
• smoke2 — Currently smokes cigars
• smoke3 — Currently smokes pipe
• smoke4 — Doesnt currently smoke
• usegum — Used any nicotine chewing gum?
• usenas — Used a nicotine nasal spray?
• usepat — Used any nicotine patches?

Demi-Span administration

• notattm1 — Cannot straighten arms
• notattm2 — Respondent confined to bed
• respds — Response to demi-span measurement
• spanint — Consent to demi-span measurement
• spanokb — (D) Whether Demispan is valid
• 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, unsuitable right arm
• ynospan — Reason no demi-span measurement taken

Disability

• bed — (D) level of difficulty getting in/out of bed
• beddif — Can respondent get in and out of bed on own
• bladprob — (D) frequency of bladder problems
• chair — (D) level of difficulty getting in/out of chairs
• chrdif — Can respondent get in and out of a chair on own
• comfam — Respondent have any problems communicating family members
• comhear — Communication problems to do with hearing
• comm — (D) level of difficulty communicating
• comm3 — (D) communication disability
• comspch — Communication problems to do with speech
• comvis — Communication problems to do with vision
• disab2 — (D) overall presence of disability
• disaba — Which disabilities apply to respondent
• disaba1 — Cannot walk 200 yards+ without stopping or discomfort
• disaba2 — Cannot climb up or down 12 stairs without rest
• disaba3 — Cannot follow TV programme at acceptable volume
• disaba4 — Cannot see to recognise a friend across road
• disaba5 — Cannot speak without difficulty
• disabb — Which disabilities apply to respondent
• disabb01 — Cannot get in or out of bed without difficulty
• disabb02 — Cannot get in and out of a chair without difficulty
• disabb03 — Cannot pick up a shoe from the floor standing
• disabb04 — Cannot dress and undress without difficulty
• disabb05 — Cannot wash hands and face without difficulty
• disabb06 — Cannot feed, including cutting up food without difficulty
• disabb07 — Cannot get to and use toilet on own without difficulty
• disabb08 — Have problem communicating with other people
• discode1 — Disability code
• discode2 — Disability code
• discode3 — Disability code
• disintb — Do any of disabilities on card apply to you
• dress — (D) level of difficulty un/dressing
• drsdif — Can respondent dress and undress on own
• feed — (D) level of difficulty feeding self
• feeddif — Can respondent feed self including cutting food
• glasses — Respondent wears glasses or contact lenses most of the time
• hear — (D) hearing disability
• hearaid — Respondent wears hearing aid most of the time
• howfar — Furthest can walk alone without stopping or discomfort
• loco4 — (D) locomotive disability
• noarmsee — Can see well enough to recognise a friend one yard away
• noglas — Can you see well enough to recognise friend across road
• nohraid — Can hear well enough for TV at comfortable volume
• novol — Can you follow a TV programme with the volume turned up?
• nowlkad — Can walk 200 yards+ alone without stopping or discomfort
• pcare — (D) personal care disability
• probchk — INTERVIEWER CHECK: recorded disease or illness
• shoe — (D) difficulty picking up shoes
• sight — (D) sight disability
• speech — (D) difficulty speaking
• stairs — (D) level of difficulty using stairs
• tkrest — Walk up and down 12 stairs if holds on?
• toidif — Can respondent get to and use toilet alone
• toilet — (D) level of difficulty getting to/using toilet
• trigacc — Problem the result of an accident
• trigill — Problem the result of an illness or disease
• walk2 — (D) level of difficulty walking
• wash — (D) level of difficulty washing
• washdif — Can respondent wash hands and face on own
• wlkaid — Uses stick or other walking aid most of the time?

Domestic Help

• hhelpt — Hours per week home help comes to home
• phelpt — Hours per week private domestic help comes to home
• uoshh — Whether uses local authority home help
• uosph — Whether uses private domestic help

Drinking: Adults - 12 months

• alcbase — (D) Alcohol consumption rating units/week
• alcbasmt — (D) Alcohol consumption: men
• alcbaswt — (D) Alcohol consumption: women
• dnoft2 — (D) Frequency drink alcohol past 12 mths inc. non-drinkers
• drating — (D) Total Units of alcohol/week
• drinkpx — How often had alcohol in last 4 weeks
• nbeerm1 — Half pints
• nbeerm2 — Small cans
• nbeerm3 — Large cans
• nbeerm4 — Bottles
• nberqbt — Bottles of normal beer usually drunk per day
• nberqhp — Half pints of normal beer usually drunk per day
• nberwu — (D) Units of normal beer/week
• ncodeeq — Normal beer bottle size in 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 — Bottles of strong beer usually drunk per day
• sberqhp — Half pints of strong beer usually drunk per day
• sberwu — (D) Units of strong beer/week
• scodeeq — Strong beer bottle size in pints
• sherwu — (D) Units of sherry/week
• spirwu — (D) Units of spirits/week
• winewu — (D) Units of wine/week

Drinking: Adults - 7 days

• d7many2 — (D) Number of days drank in last week, including none
• d7same — Whether drank more on a particular in last 7 days
• d7unit — (D) Units drunk on heaviest day in last 7
• d7unitg — (D) Units drunk on heaviest day in last 7 (grouped)
• d7which — Which day last week did you drink most?
• 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 half 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 half pints on heaviest day
• sbrl71 — Half pints
• sbrl72 — Small cans
• sbrl73 — Large cans
• sbrl74 — Bottles

Drinking: Adults - experiences/general

• dramount — Drink now compared to 5 years ago
• 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

ECG: Admin

• chessurg — Have you had chest surgery in the past six weeks?
• cynoecg0 — Respondent is chairbound
• cynoecg1 — Respondent upset/anxious/nervous
• cynoecg2 — Respondent's chest too hairy
• cynoecg3 — Respondent's skin too fragile to use the electrodes
• cynoecg4 — Unable get respondent into suitable position
• cynoecg5 — ECG machine error
• cynoecg6 — Other (PLEASE SPECIFY AT NEXT QUESTION)
• difecg1 — No problems in taking reading
• difecg2 — Difficulty obtaining a satisfactory trace
• difecg3 — Respondent upset, nervous, anxious
• difecg4 — Other (PLEASE SPECIFY AT NEXT QUESTION)
• ecggp — May we send your ECG results to your GP?
• ecgmac — NURSE: RECORD ECG MACHINE SERIAL NUMBER
• ecgout — Outcome of ECG
• ecgwill — Would you be willing to have ECG reading?
• notecg — ENTER REASON FOR NOT OBTAINING AN ECG READING
• pacem — Can I check, do you currently have a pace maker fitted?
• refecg1 — Respondent upset, nervous, anxious
• refecg2 — Recently had ECG
• refecg3 — Respondent does not want to undress
• refecg4 — Other (PLEASE SPECIFY AT NEXT QUESTION)
• ynotecg0 — Respondent is chairbound
• ynotecg1 — Respondent upset/anxious/nervous
• ynotecg2 — Respondent's chest too hairy
• ynotecg3 — Respondent's skin too fragile to use the electrodes
• ynotecg4 — Unable get respondent into suitable position
• ynotecg5 — ECG machine error
• ynotecg6 — Other (PLEASE SPECIFY AT NEXT QUESTION)

ECG: Measurements

• ecgpos — (D) Positive ECG
• ecgqwave — (D) Positive ECG major Q waves
• intpret1 — Interpretation code from ECG reading 1
• intpret2 — Interpretation code from ECG reading 2
• intpret3 — Interpretation code from ECG reading 3
• intpret4 — Interpretation code from ECG reading 4
• intpret5 — Interpretation code from ECG reading 5
• intpret6 — Interpretation code from ECG reading 6
• minn1 — Minnesota code from ECG reading 1
• minn2 — Minnesota code from ECG reading 2
• minn3 — Minnesota code from ECG reading 3
• minn4 — Minnesota code from ECG reading 4
• minn5 — Minnesota code from ECG reading 5
• minn6 — Minnesota code from ECG reading 6

Eating habits

• breada — What kind of bread do you usually eat?
• breadqua — How much bread or rolls eaten per day
• cerever — Do you ever eat breakfast cereal or porridge?
• cerqua — Number bowls of cereal eaten per week
• cheese — How often eat cheese
• fish — How often eat fish
• friedfd — How often eat fried food
• milk — Kind of milk normally used
• milkqua — How much milk used per day
• nbeans — How often eat pulses
• ncakes — How often eat cakes
• ncereal — Which type of breakfast cereal do you normally eat?
• nfruit — How often eat fruit
• npotatb — How often eat potatoes, excluding chips
• nspread — Type of margarine or butter eaten
• nveges — How often eat vegetables
• redmeat — How often eat red meat
• snackb — How often eat sweet or savoury snacks
• sprdqua — How much margarine or butter used
• starchb — How often eat pasta or rice
• tabsalt — Salt added at table?
• whitmeat — How often eat white meat

Education

• educend — Age finished F-T 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 or self-employed
• empstat — Manager or Foreman
• everjob — Ever had paid employment or self-employed
• everjobi — Ever had paid employment or self-employed (Care Home)
• everjwid — Husband ever in paid employment (Care Home, women)
• ftptime — Full-time, part-time
• hrp2wkst — HRP: Able to start work within 2 weeks
• hrp4wklk — HRP: Looking paid work or govt scheme last 4 weeks
• hrpactiv — HRP: Activity status for last week
• hrpdirct — HRP: Director of company
• hrpemply — HRP: Whether Employee or self-employed
• hrpempst — HRP: Manager or Foreman
• hrpeverj — HRP: Ever had paid employment or self-employed
• hrpftpt — HRP: Full-time, part-time
• hrpnempl — HRP: Number employed at place of work
• hrpothpd — HRP: Ever had other employment (waiting to take up job)
• hrpseg — HRP: Socio-Economic Group
• hrpsic — HRP: SIC code
• hrpsnemp — HRP: Self-employed how many employees?
• hrpsoc — HRP: SOC code
• hrpstwrk — HRP: Paid work in last 7 days
• nemplee — Number employed at place of work
• othpaid — Ever had other employment (waiting to take up job)
• payagei — Age when last had a paid job
• paylasti — Which year did you leave your last paid job?
• paymoni — Which month in that year did you leave?
• scallx — (D) Social Class of Indiv - Harmonised
• scallxg2 — (D) Soc Class of Indiv - Harmonised: Non-Man/Manual
• schrp — (D) Social Class of HOH - Harmonised
• schrpg4 — (D) Social Class of HOH: I/II,IIINM,IIIM,IV/V
• schrpg6 — (D) Social Class of HOH - I,II,IIIN,IIIM,IV,V
• schrpg7 — (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 — 3-digit SOC Code
• stwork — Paid work in last 7 days
• wdirctr — Director of company (Care Home, women)
• wemploye — If employed or self employed (Care Home, women)
• wempstat — Employee status (Care Home sample, women)
• wftptime — Full-time, part-time (Care Home, women)
• wklook4 — Looking for paid work,govt scheme last 4 weeks
• wkstrt2 — Able to start work within 2 weeks
• wnemplee — Amount of employees at workplace (Care Home, women)
• wsclass — Social Class (Care Home, women)
• wseg — Socio-Economic Group (Care Home, women)
• wsic — SIC code (Care Home, women)
• wsnemple — Do/did you have any employees? (Care Home, women)
• wsoc — Assign 3-digit SOC code. (Care Home, women)

Ethnicity

• allcult1 — Cultural background
• allcult2 — Cultural background
• allcult3 — Cultural background
• allcult4 — Cultural background
• allcult5 — Cultural background
• allcult6 — Cultural background
• blacult1 — Caribbean
• blacult2 — African
• blacult3 — Any other cultural background (specify)
• ethnici — Ethnic group
• eurcult1 — English
• eurcult2 — Irish
• eurcult3 — Scottish
• eurcult4 — Welsh
• eurcult5 — Other European
• eurcult6 — Any other cultural background (specify)
• indcult1 — African-Indian
• indcult2 — Indian
• indcult3 — Pakistani
• indcult4 — Bangladeshi
• indcult5 — Any other cultural background (specify)
• mixcult1 — White British and Black Caribbean
• mixcult2 — White British and Black African
• mixcult3 — White British and Asian
• mixcult4 — Any other cultural background (specify)
• othcult1 — Chinese
• othcult2 — Japanese
• othcult3 — Philippino
• othcult4 — Vietnamese
• othcult5 — Any other cultural background (specify)

Facilities in Care Home

• iacty — Take part in any activities in care home?
• iacty01 — Religious services
• iacty02 — Exercise/Keep fit sessions
• iacty03 — Films or videos
• iacty04 — Entertainment from outside the home
• iacty05 — Bingo or games, incl card games
• iacty06 — Discussion group
• iacty07 — Reminiscence group
• iacty08 — Arts and crafts, incl knitting, sewing and painting
• iacty09 — Classes or lectures
• iacty10 — Music or singing group
• iacty11 — Clubs/social group
• iacty12 — Trips and outings
• iacty13 — Parties
• iacty14 — Self-help or mutual support group
• iacty15 — None of these
• iequ01 — Special beds
• iequ02 — Special baths
• iequ03 — Hoists
• iequ04 — Special mattresses
• iequ05 — Special chairs
• iequ06 — Toilet aids
• iequ07 — Lifting aids (other than hoists)
• iequ08 — Wheelchairs
• iequ09 — Zimmer frames
• iequ10 — Any other specialist equipment
• iequ11 — None of these
• imilk0 — Evaporated or condensed milk
• imilk1 — Whole milk,
• imilk2 — Semi-skimmed (INCL DRIED SEMI-SKIMMED),
• imilk3 — Skimmed milk including dried and powdered
• imilk4 — Some other kind of milk?
• imilk5 — No milk served
• imilk6 — Soya/Vegetable based milk
• insrun — Who runs care home
• instfat — Fat or oil usually used for cooking
• instsal — Is salt generally added to the food during cooking?
• instspr1 — Butter or margarine
• instspr2 — Low fat or reduced fat spread, or half-fat butter
• instspr3 — Spread not on coding list
• instspr4 — No fat spread used
• iserv01 — Physiotherapy
• iserv02 — Chiropody
• iserv03 — Opticians
• iserv04 — Special equipment
• iserv05 — Incontinence supplies
• iserv06 — Laundry
• iserv07 — Dry cleaning
• iserv08 — Hairdressing
• iserv09 — Telephone in resident's room
• iserv10 — None of these
• places — How many places in this home?

General health: acute sickness, dental, optical GHQ12, self-assessed

• acutill — (D) Acute sickness last two weeks
• adtache — Any toothache in last 6 months
• chdent — Ever been dentist for treatment or other reason?
• chdtwh — Reason last went to dentist
• chtache — Had toothache within the last four weeks?
• dayscut — Number of days cut down on activities
• deng5 — (D) Dental attendance pattern grouped
• dentist — In general, go to the dentist for regular check-up?
• genhelf — Self-assessed general health
• genhelf2 — (D) Self-assessed general health - grouped
• ghq12scr — (D) GHQ Score - 12 point scale
• ghqg2 — (D) GHQ Score - grouped (0,1-3,4+)
• gltype — Whether wears both or just contacts or glasses
• glwear — Whether wears glasses or contact lenses
• lastfort — Cut activities due to health in last 2 weeks
• teeth — Now a few questions about dental health

Height/Weight administration

• birth — What was your weight at birth?
• bmiok — (D) Whether bmi measure is valid
• ehtch — Estimated height
• ewtch — Non proxy: Form in which estimated weight given
• floorc1 — Uneven floor
• floorc2 — Carpet
• floorc3 — Neither
• hinrel — Why height measurement unreliable
• htok — (D) Whether height measure is valid
• nohtbc01 — Child: away from home during fieldwork period
• nohtbc02 — Respondent is unsteady on feet
• nohtbc03 — Respondent cannot stand upright/too stooped
• nohtbc04 — Respondent is chairbound
• nohtbc05 — Confined to bed
• nohtbc06 — Respondent unable to remove shoes
• nohtbc07 — Child: subject would not stand still
• nohtbc08 — Ill or in pain
• nohtbc09 — Stadiometer faulty or not available
• nohtbc10 — Other - specify
• nowtbc01 — Child: away from home during fieldwork period
• nowtbc02 — Respondent is unsteady on feet
• nowtbc03 — Respondent cannot stand upright
• nowtbc04 — Respondent is chairbound
• nowtbc05 — Confined to bed
• nowtbc06 — Respondent unable to remove shoes
• nowtbc07 — Respondent weighs more than 130 kg
• nowtbc08 — Ill or in pain
• nowtbc09 — Scales not working
• nowtbc10 — Parent unable to hold child
• nowtbc11 — Other - specify
• relhite — INTERVIEWER CODE ONE ONLY:
• relwaitb — Reliabiliy of weight measurement
• resnhi — Refusal of height measurement
• resnwt — Refusal of weight measurement
• resphts — MEASURE HEIGHT AND CODE
• respwts — Response to weight measurement
• wtok — (D) Whether weight measure is valid

Household Information File

• bldtype — Predominant residential building type
• bpoutc — Outcome of BP measurement
• dsoutc — Outcome of demi-span measurement
• dvhrpnum — Person number of household reference person
• ethmix — Ethnic mix of area
• hholder — Is this person mentioned at HHLDER?
• hrpid — Household Reference Person (HRP) identifier
• idbmon — Date of Birth: Month
• idbyear — Date of Birth: Year
• indage — NameNum age last birthday
• inssex — INTERVIEWER: CODE NameNum sex
• samp — Sample type (Care Home/General Population)
• screc — Self-completion returned indicator
• typarea — Type of area
• typdwell — Household dwelling type
• whoutc — Outcome of waist/hip measurements

Household information

• bedrooms — Number of bedrooms
• car — Car available
• children — Number of children in household
• finoutc — Final outcome code
• furn — Is accommodation furnished
• hhdtypb — (D) Household Type
• hhldr01 — (DM) Accommodation owned/rented by person 1
• hhldr02 — (DM) Accommodation owned/rented by person 2
• hhldr03 — (DM) Accommodation owned/rented by person 3
• hhldr04 — (DM) Accommodation owned/rented by person 4
• hhldr05 — (DM) Accommodation owned/rented by person 5
• hhldr06 — (DM) Accommodation owned/rented by person 6
• hhldr07 — (DM) Accommodation owned/rented by person 7
• hhldr08 — (DM) Accommodation owned/rented by person 8
• hhldr09 — (DM) Accommodation owned/rented by person 9
• hhldr10 — (DM) Accommodation owned/rented by person 10
• hhldr11 — (DM) Accommodation owned/rented by person 11
• hhldr12 — (DM) Accommodation owned/rented by person 12
• hhldr97 — (DM) Accommodation not own/rented by hhold member
• hhsize — (D) Household Size (General Population)
• infants — Number of infants in household
• jobaccom — Accommodation linked to job
• landlord — Landlord of household
• numcars — No. of cars available
• tenureb — Household Tenure

Income

• ben1q01 — Child Benefit
• ben1q02 — Guardian's Allowance
• ben1q03 — Invalid Care Allowance
• ben1q04 — Retirement Pension (NI), or Old Person's Pension
• ben1q05 — Widow's Pension or Widowed Mother's Allowance (NI)
• ben1q06 — War Disablement Pension, War Widows Pension
• ben1q07 — Severe Disablement Allowance
• ben1q08 — Disability Working Allowance,Disabled Persons Tax Credit
• ben1q09 — None of these
• ben2q1 — CARE COMPONENT of Disability Living Allowance
• ben2q2 — MOBILITY COMPONENT of Disability Living Allowance
• ben2q3 — Attendance Allowance
• ben2q4 — None of these
• ben3q1 — Jobseeker's Allowance
• ben3q2 — Income Support
• ben3q3 — Family Credit/Working Families Tax Credit
• ben3q4 — Incapacity Benefit
• ben3q5 — Maternity Allowance
• ben3q6 — Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
• ben3q7 — None of these
• 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
• pension1 — Pension from previous employer
• pension2 — Pension from spouse's previous employment
• pension3 — Private pension / Annuity
• pension4 — Pension from a Trade Union or Friendly Society
• pension5 — Other pension (SPECIFY)
• pension6 — None of these
• 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
• ag65g2 — (D) Age 65+ (grouped)
• ag715g3 — (D) Age 7-15: 3 year age bands
• dobmon — Month of birth - Interviewer BI
• dobyear — Year of birth - Interviewer BI
• irndage — (D) Age at interview rounded to the nearest integer
• marital — Legal Marital Status (General Population sample)
• marstatb — Marital status including cohabitees
• nrndage — (D) Age at nurse visit rounded to the nearest integer
• sex — Sex

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

Measurements & Birth

• birthwt — Given birthweight (kg), only visible in test version.
• 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+)
• estht — Estimated height cm
• estwt — Estimated weight kg
• height — ENTER HEIGHT
• 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
• prmatur — Were you born prematurely?
• prweeks — How many weeks early were you born?
• span1 — Demispan 1st measurement cm
• span2 — Demispan 2nd measurement cm
• span3 — Demispan 3rd measurement cm
• spanval — (D) Valid Mean Demispan (cm)
• waist1 — Waist 1st measurement cm
• waist2 — Waist 2nd measurement cm
• waist3 — Waist 3rd measurement cm
• weight — Measured weight, either Weight or WtChAd - WtAdult
• 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

• nurdayw — (D) Weekday of nurse interview
• nuroutc — Outcome of nurse visit
• nurse — Agreed to nurse appt. (at indiv. interview)
• nursere0 — No nurse: Own doctor already has information
• nursere1 — No nurse: Given enough time already,expecting too much
• nursere2 — No nurse: Too busy, cannot spare time
• nursere3 — No nurse: Had enough of medical tests,profession
• nursere4 — No nurse: Worried about what may find out
• nursere5 — No nurse: Scared of medical profession,procedures
• nursere6 — No nurse: Not interested,cannot be bothered etc
• nursere7 — Other reason (specify)
• pregntj — Can I check, are you pregnant at the moment?
• vismon — NURSE: Please enter date of this interview (MM)
• visyear — NURSE: Please enter date of this interview (YYYY)

Physical activity: Adults

• act10eff — Other activity out of breath or sweaty past 4 wks (10)
• act10hr — How much time spent other activity each day (10)?
• act10min — How many minutes other activity (10)?
• act10occ — How many separate days other activity last 4 weeks? (10)
• act10tim — Other activity - Act10Hr + Act10Min in minutes.
• act11eff — Other activity out of breath or sweaty past 4 wks (11)
• act11hr — How much time spent other activity each day (11)?
• act11min — How many minutes other activity (11)?
• act11occ — How many separate days other activity last 4 weeks? (11)
• act11tim — Other activity - Act11Hr + Act11Min in minutes.
• act12eff — Other activity out of breath or sweaty past 4 wks (12)
• act12hr — How much time spent other activity each day (12)?
• act12min — How many minutes other activity (12)?
• act12occ — How many separate days other activity last 4 weeks? (12)
• act12tim — Other activity - Act12Hr + Act12Min in minutes.
• act13eff — Other activity out of breath or sweaty past 4 wks (13)
• act13hr — How much time spent other activity each day (13)?
• act13min — How many minutes other activity (13)?
• act13occ — How many separate days other activity last 4 weeks? (13)
• act13tim — Other activity - Act13Hr + Act13Min in minutes.
• act14eff — Other activity out of breath or sweaty past 4 wks (14)
• act14hr — How much time spent other activity each day (14)?
• act14min — How many minutes other activity (14)?
• act14occ — How many separate days other activity last 4 weeks? (14)
• act14tim — Other activity - Act14Hr + Act14Min in minutes.
• act2phy — Any activities on card during last 4 weeks?
• act9eff — Other activity out of breath or sweaty past 4 wks (9)
• act9hr — How much time spent other activity each day (9)?
• act9min — How many minutes other activity (9)?
• act9occ — How many separate days other activity last 4 weeks? (9)
• act9tim — Other activity - Act9Hr + Act9Min in minutes.
• bowlseff — During past 4 wks bowls make out of breath or sweaty?
• bowlshr — How much time bowls on each day?
• bowlsmin — How many minutes bowls ?
• bowlsocc — How many days bowls during last 4 weeks?
• bowlstim — Bowls - BowlsHr + BowlsMin in minutes.
• cycleeff — During past 4 wks cycling make out of breath or sweaty?
• cyclehr — How much time cycling on each day?
• cyclemin — How many minutes cycling ?
• cycleocc — How many days cycling during last 4 weeks?
• cycletim — Cycling - CycleHr + CycleMin in minutes.
• danceeff — During past 4 wks dance make out of breath or sweaty?
• dancehr — How much time dance on each day?
• dancemin — How many minutes dancing ?
• danceocc — How many days dance during last 4 weeks?
• dancetim — Dancing - DanceHr + DanceMin in minutes.
• daywlk — How many days in last 4 weeks walked 15 mins+?
• fiteff — During past 4 wks keep fit make out of breath or sweaty?
• fithr — How much time keep fit on each day?
• fitmin — How many minutes keep fit ?
• fitocc — How many days keep fit during last 4 weeks?
• fittim — Keep Fit - FitHr + FitMin in minutes.
• golfeff — During past 4 wks golf make out of breath or sweaty?
• golfhr — How much time golf on each day?
• golfmin — How many minutes golf ?
• golfocc — How many days golf during last 4 weeks?
• golftim — Golf - GolfHr + GolfMin in minutes.
• hrswlk — How long spent walking each time 15 mins+ walk?
• minwlk — Record here minutes spent walking
• oactq09 — Done any other sport or exercise not listed on card (9)?
• oactq10 — Done any other sport or exercise not listed on card (10)?
• oactq11 — Done any other sport or exercise not listed on card (11)?
• oactq12 — Done any other sport or exercise not listed on card (12)?
• oactq13 — Done any other sport or exercise not listed on card (13)?
• oactq14 — Done any other sport or exercise not listed on card (14)?
• physeff — During past 4 wks physio make out of breath or sweaty?
• physhr — How much time on physiotherapy exercises each day?
• physmin — How many minutes physiotherapy exercises ?
• physocc — How many days physiotherapy during last 4 weeks?
• phystim — Physiotherapy exercises - PhysHr + PhysMin in minutes
• swimeff — During past 4 wks swimming make out of breath or sweaty?
• swimhr — How much time swimming on each day?
• swimmin — How many minutes swimming ?
• swimocc — How many days swimming during last 4 weeks?
• swimtim — Swimming - SwimHr + SwimMin in minutes.
• tottim — HrsWlk + MinWlk in minutes
• w2act01 — Swimming
• w2act02 — Cycling
• w2act03 — Keep fit/other exercises for fitness
• w2act04 — Exercises as part of physiotherapy
• w2act05 — Dancing
• w2act06 — Golf
• w2act07 — Yoga
• w2act08 — Bowls
• walkpace — Usual walking pace?
• wlk15m — Continuous walk lasting 15 mins+ in last 4 weeks
• wlk2m — Continuous walk lasting <5 mins last 4 weeks
• wlk5int — Continuous walk lasting 5 mins+ in last 4 weeks
• yogaeff — During past 4 wks yoga make out of breath or sweaty?
• yogahr — How much time yoga on each day?
• yogamin — How many minutes yoga ?
• yogaocc — How many days yoga during last 4 weeks?
• yogatim — Yoga - YogaHr + YogaMin in minutes.

Prescribed medicines: General

• 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
• medbia1 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (1)
• medbia10 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (10)
• medbia11 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (11)
• medbia12 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (12)
• medbia13 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (13)
• medbia14 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (14)
• medbia15 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (15)
• medbia16 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (16)
• medbia17 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (17)
• medbia18 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (18)
• medbia19 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (19)
• medbia2 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (2)
• medbia20 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (20)
• medbia21 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (21)
• medbia22 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (22)
• medbia3 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (3)
• medbia4 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (4)
• medbia5 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (5)
• medbia6 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (6)
• medbia7 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (7)
• medbia8 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (8)
• medbia9 — Whether medicine used in last 7 days (9)
• medcnj — (D) Whether taking medication - excl. contraceptives only
• 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 or minerals to improve health

Prescribed medicines: Reasons for taking medication

• ytake011 — Drug For: Heart problem (011)
• ytake012 — Drug For: High blood pressure (012)
• ytake013 — Drug For: Other reason (013)
• ytake021 — Drug For: Heart problem (021)
• ytake022 — Drug For: High blood pressure (022)
• ytake023 — Drug For: Other reason (023)
• ytake031 — Drug For: Heart problem (031)
• ytake032 — Drug For: High blood pressure (032)
• ytake033 — Drug For: Other reason (033)
• ytake041 — Drug For: Heart problem (041)
• ytake042 — Drug For: High blood pressure (042)
• ytake043 — Drug For: Other reason (043)
• ytake051 — Drug For: Heart problem (051)
• ytake052 — Drug For: High blood pressure (052)
• ytake053 — Drug For: Other reason (053)
• ytake061 — Drug For: Heart problem (061)
• ytake062 — Drug For: High blood pressure (062)
• ytake063 — Drug For: Other reason (063)
• ytake071 — Drug For: Heart problem (071)
• ytake072 — Drug For: High blood pressure (072)
• ytake073 — Drug For: Other reason (073)
• ytake081 — Drug For: Heart problem (081)
• ytake082 — Drug For: High blood pressure (082)
• ytake083 — Drug For: Other reason (083)
• ytake091 — Drug For: Heart problem (091)
• ytake092 — Drug For: High blood pressure (092)
• ytake093 — Drug For: Other reason (093)
• ytake101 — Drug For: Heart problem (101)
• ytake102 — Drug For: High blood pressure (102)
• ytake103 — Drug For: Other reason (103)
• ytake111 — Drug For: Heart problem (111)
• ytake112 — Drug For: High blood pressure (112)
• ytake113 — Drug For: Other reason (113)
• ytake121 — Drug For: Heart problem (121)
• ytake122 — Drug For: High blood pressure (122)
• ytake123 — Drug For: Other reason (123)
• ytake131 — Drug For: Heart problem (131)
• ytake132 — Drug For: High blood pressure (132)
• ytake133 — Drug For: Other reason (133)
• ytake141 — Drug For: Heart problem (141)
• ytake142 — Drug For: High blood pressure (142)
• ytake143 — Drug For: Other reason (143)
• ytake151 — Drug For: Heart problem (151)
• ytake152 — Drug For: High blood pressure (152)
• ytake153 — Drug For: Other reason (153)
• ytake161 — Drug For: Heart problem (161)
• ytake162 — Drug For: High blood pressure (162)
• ytake163 — Drug For: Other reason (163)
• ytake171 — Drug For: Heart problem (171)
• ytake172 — Drug For: High blood pressure (172)
• ytake173 — Drug For: Other reason (173)
• ytake181 — Drug For: Heart problem (181)
• ytake182 — Drug For: High blood pressure (182)
• ytake183 — Drug For: Other reason (183)
• ytake191 — Drug For: Heart problem (191)
• ytake192 — Drug For: High blood pressure (192)
• ytake193 — Drug For: Other reason (193)
• ytake201 — Drug For: Heart problem (201)
• ytake202 — Drug For: High blood pressure (202)
• ytake203 — Drug For: Other reason (203)
• ytake211 — Drug For: Heart problem (211)
• ytake212 — Drug For: High blood pressure (212)
• ytake213 — Drug For: Other reason (213)
• ytake221 — Drug For: Heart problem (221)
• ytake222 — Drug For: High blood pressure (222)
• ytake223 — Drug For: Other reason (223)

Relationships

• legpar — Parent or legal guardian in household
• natpr1 — (D) Relationship to parent or guardian
• natpr2 — (D) Relationship to parent or guardian
• par1 — Childs parent or legally responsible
• par2 — Other parent or legally responsible
• relto01 — Relationship to other persons in household
• relto06 — Relationship to other persons in household
• relto10 — Relationship to other persons in household
• relto11 — Relationship to other persons in household

Saliva administration

• salintr1 — Agreement to saliva sample
• salnobt2 — No saliva: child refused
• salnobt3 — No saliva: child unable to produce
• salnobt4 — No saliva: other reason
• salobt1 — Whether saliva sample obtained

Sample/Spatial information

• addnum — Address number
• dha — District Health Authority code
• gor — Government Office Regions
• hhold — Household number
• nofhh — Number of households covered by address
• urban — (D) Degree of urbanisation

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 alcopops in last 7 days
• apopsqsm — Small cans or bottles alcopops in last 7 days
• apopsw — Alcoholic 'pops' 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 — Able to concentrate
• ghqconfi — Been losing confidence in self
• ghqdecis — Felt capable of making decisions
• ghqenjoy — Able to enjoy day-to-day activities
• ghqface — Been able to face problems
• ghqhappy — Been feeling reasonably happy
• ghqover — Felt couldn't overcome difficulties
• ghqsleep — Lost sleep over worry
• ghqstrai — Felt constantly under strain
• ghqunhap — Been feeling unhappy and depressed
• ghquse — Felt playing useful part in things
• ghqworth — 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)
• kcigregg — (D) Frequency of cigarette smoking (8-15s) (grouped)
• kcigweek — Whether smoked in previous week (8-15s)

Self-completion: Adults

• sfcalm — How much felt calm and peaceful?
• sfcarful — Didn't do work as carefully due to emotional problems
• sfener — How much have a lot of energy?
• sfless — Accomplished less as result of health?
• sflesse — Accomplished less as result of emotional problems?
• sflow — How much felt down-hearted and low?
• sfmode — Does health limit moderate activities?
• sfpainb — How much did pain interfere with your normal work?
• sfstaira — Does health limit climbing several flights of stairs?
• sfstat — General health
• sfvisit — Health or emotions interfered with social activities

Self-completion: Adults aged 65+

• bladder — Problems with bladder
• gpblad1 — Contacted a continence adviser about problem
• gpblad2 — Contacted a health visitor about problem
• gpblad3 — Contacted a district nurse about problem
• gpblad4 — Contacted other nurse about problem
• gpblad5 — Contacted a GP about problem
• gpblad6 — Contacted a hospital doctor about problem
• gpblad7 — Contacted physiotherapist about problem
• gpblad8 — Contacted local chemist about problem
• gpblad9 — Contacted other health professional about problem
• tblad — How often bladder problems
• ublad — Which of following help with problem
• ublad01 — I do not use anything
• ublad02 — Incontinence pads
• ublad03 — Protective bed pads
• ublad04 — Sanitary towels/panty liners
• ublad05 — Penile sheaths
• ublad06 — Intermittent catheters
• ublad07 — Indwelling urethral catheters
• ublad08 — Suprapubic catheters
• ublad09 — Something else (please write in)

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
• dxcut — Felt need to cut down drinking
• dxdrunkm — Been slightly/very drunk in last 3 months
• dxdrunkw — Been drunk at least once a week
• dxguilt — Felt guilty about drinking
• dxnerves — Has drunk to steady nerves
• dxshakes — Had shakes due to drinking
• dxtimes — No. times been slightly/very drunk in last 3 months
• dxunable — Felt unable to stop drinking
• nberf — Frequency drank normal beer last 12 mths
• nberqlg — Amount normal beer (large cans/bottles) usually drank/day
• nberqlg7 — Amount normal beer large cans or bottles heaviest day
• nberqpt — Amount of normal beer etc on one day (pints)
• nberqpt7 — Amount normal beer pints on heaviest day
• nberqsm — Amount normal beer (small cans/bottles) usually drank/day
• nberqsm7 — Amount normal beer small cans or bottles heaviest day
• popsf — Frequency drank alcopops last 12 mths
• popsqsm — Amount alcopops (small cans/bottles) on heaviest day
• popsqsm7 — Amount alcopops small cans or bottles heaviest 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 or bottles heaviest day
• sberqpt — Pints of strong beer usually drunk per day
• sberqpt7 — Amount strong beer pints on heaviest day
• sberqsm — Amount strong beer (small cans/bottles) usually drank/day
• sberqsm7 — Amount strong beer small cans or bottles heaviest day
• sherf — Frequency drank sherry last 12 mths
• sherqgs — Amount sherry (glasses) on heaviest day
• sherqgs7 — Amount sherry glasses on heaviest day
• smkdad — Whether father smoked when informant was a child
• smkevr — Whether ever smoked cigarette/cigar/pipe
• smkmum — Whether mother smoked when informant was a child
• spirf — Frequency drank spirits last 12 mths
• spirqme — Amount spirits (measures) on heaviest day
• spirqme7 — Amount spirits measures on heaviest day
• ssaccept — People I know accept me just as I am
• sscare — People I know will see that I am taken care of
• sshappy — People I know do things to make me feel happy
• ssimport — People I know make me feel important
• ssloved — People I know make me feel loved
• ssrely — People I know can be relied upon
• sssupp — People I know give me support and encouragement
• winef — Frequency drank wine last 12 mths
• wineqgs — Amount wine (glasses) on heaviest day
• wineqgs7 — Amount wine glasses on heaviest day