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Mainstage Variable

hconda

Age told had health condition

Datafile

Index term

Individual variables

Variable nameVariable labelDatafile
hconda_cov19 Age told had multiple Sclerosis indresp
hconda_cov44 Higher covid-risk health condition: Age told had blood or bone marrow cancer, su indresp
hconda_cov45 Higher covid-risk health condition: Age told had cystic fibrosis indresp
hconda_cov46 Higher covid-risk health condition: Age told had parkinson's disease indresp
hconda_cov47 Age told had motor Neurone disease indresp
hconda_cov48 Higher covid-risk health condition: Age told had a learning disability indresp
hconda_cov49 Higher covid-risk health condition: Age told had cerebral palsy indresp
hconda_cov50 Age told had other brain or nerve condition indresp
hconda_cov51 Age told had problems with your spleen or you've had your spleen removed indresp
hconda_cov52 Higher covid-risk health condition: Age told had sickle cell disease indresp
hconda_cov53 Higher covid-risk health condition: Age told had very overweight (a BMI of 40 or indresp

Question asked in the latest wave:

covid19_w13.hconda_cov

Question label:

Age told had health condition

Question text:

What age were you when were first told you if hcondcode_cov =53were if hcondcode_cov53had HCondcode_cov?

Question universe:

if HCONDCODE_COV = 44 thru 47, 19 or 48 thru 53 (Has a diagnosed higher covid-risk health condition)

Question interviewer instructions:

ENTER AGE

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

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