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hcondever

Ever diagnosed with health condition

Datafile

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Individual variables

Variable nameVariable labelDatafile
hcondever1 Ever diagnosed with health condition: Asthma indresp
hcondever2 Ever diagnosed with health condition: Arthritis indresp
hcondever3 Ever diagnosed with health condition: Congestive heart failure indresp
hcondever4 Ever diagnosed with health condition: Coronary heart disease indresp
hcondever5 Ever diagnosed with health condition: Angina indresp
hcondever6 Ever diagnosed with health condition: Heart attack or myocardial infarction indresp
hcondever7 Ever diagnosed with health condition: Stroke indresp
hcondever8 Ever diagnosed with health condition: Emphysema indresp
hcondever10 Ever diagnosed with health condition: Hypothyroidism or an under-active thyroid indresp
hcondever11 Ever diagnosed with health condition: Chronic bronchitis indresp
hcondever12 Ever diagnosed with health condition: Any kind of liver condition indresp
hcondever13 Ever diagnosed with health condition: Cancer of malignancy indresp
hcondever14 Ever diagnosed with health condition: Diabetes indresp
hcondever15 Ever diagnosed with health condition: Epilepsy indresp
hcondever16 Ever diagnosed with health condition: High blood pressure indresp
hcondever19 Ever diagnosed with health condition: Multiple sclerosis indresp
hcondever20 Ever diagnosed with health condition: H.I.V indresp
hcondever21 Ever diagnosed with health condition: COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseas indresp
hcondever22 Ever diagnosed with health condition: An emotional, nervous or psychiatric probl indresp
hcondever96 Ever diagnosed with health condition: None of these indresp
hcondever97 Ever diagnosed with health condition: Other long standing/chronic condition indresp

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualeventhistory_w10.hcondever

Question label:

Ever diagnosed with health condition

Question text:

Has a doctor or other health professional ever told you that you have any of these conditions? {if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1} Please just tell me the numbers that apply. / {if GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 3} Please select all of the answers that apply to you.

Question universe:

if ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1 (interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously)

Question interviewer instructions:

CODE ALL THAT APPLY

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

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