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Included in Q230, "...-( DO YOU HAVE) ANY CONDITIONS THAT RECUR FROM TIME TO TIME SUCH AS ASTHMA OR HAYFEVER?"
Q444 asked "THE NEXT FEW QUESTIONS ARE ABOUT LONG TERM CONDITIONS. PLEASE INCLUDE ONLY THOSE CONDITIONS THAT HAVE LASTED OR ARE EXPECTED TO LAST FOR SIX MONTHS OR MORE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS?"
The prompt card shown (G) includes "Asthma" among 13 conditions.
Q359 asked "THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE ABOUT LONG TERM HEALTH CONDITIONS. PLEASE INCLUDE ONLY THOSE CONDITIONS THAT HAVE LASTED OR ARE EXPECTED TO LAST FOR SIX MONTHS OR MORE.
THE NEXT FEW QUESTIONS ARE ABOUT ASTHMA.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TOLD BY A DOCTOR OR NURSE THAT YOU HAVE ASTHMA?"
ICD-9 codes
493
NHS codes
071
071
597
Notes
May include self-diagnosed.
May include self-diagnosed.
Clinically diagnosed
Estimate '000
1,364.8
2,002.6
2,197.3
Standardised rate per 1,000 population(a)
77.8
109.5
116.0
95 % confidence intervals on standardised rates
76.0 - 79.6
103.4 - 115.6
112.8 - 119.2
(a) Age standardised to 2001 NHS benchmark population.