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Included in Q230, "- DO YOU HAVE ANY CONDITIONS LIKE THESE?"
Prompt card 5 was shown which included "AMPUTATION OR LOSS eg ARM, FOOT (Specify)" among a list of 41 conditions.
Q448 asked "DO YOU HAVE ANY (OTHER) CONDITIONS THAT HAVE LASTED OR ARE EXPECTED TO LAST FOR SIX MONTHS OR MORE, FOR EXAMPLE:" Prompt card 'H' was shown, including: "Amputation or loss of limb e.g. arm, foot" among a list of 23 conditions.
Q552 asked "...DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER CONDITIONS THAT HAVE LASTED OR ARE EXPECTED TO LAST, FOR 6 MONTHS OR MORE. FOREXAMPLE:" Prompt card '21' was shown which included "Amputation or loss of limb for example - arm, foot, finger" among a list of 14 conditions.
NHS codes
111
111
217,218
Notes
Inclusion of 'finger' in example may have contributed to the increase from 1995.
Estimate '000
44.7
92.4
131.5
Standardised rate per 1,000 population(a)
2.8
5.3
6.9
95 % confidence intervals on standardised rates
2.3 - 3.3
4.2 - 6.4
5.8 - 8.0
(a) Age standardised to 2001 NHS benchmark population.