06 [^An abnormal heart rhythm]  
07 [^Diabetes or high blood sugar]  
08 [^A stroke (cerebral vascular disease)]  
09 [^High cholesterol]  
95 [^Any other heart trouble (SPECIFY)]  
96 None of these  
[Multiple responses to HEDIAA are recorded in variables HEDIA01 to HEDIA09]  
[code maximum 10 out of 11 possible responses]  
[CHECK HE10-HE11]  
IF (type of CVD condition = other) [(HeDiaa = 95]  
|
| HEDIX* @  
| INTERVIEWER: Enter name of other heart condition.  
| String 30  
|
| [Open responses to Hedix are coded and merged with the multiple responses to Hediaa  
| (recorded in HEDIA01 to HEDIA09). These merged responses are recorded in variables  
| Hedim01 to Hedim07]  
|
END OF FILTER  
[CHECK HE12]  
IF (type of CVD condition = high blood pressure) OR (type of CVD condition at Wave 1 = high  
blood pressure AND whether confirms previous high blood pressure condition = yes)  
[(HeDiaa = 1) OR (HeDiaa (Wave 1) = 1 AND HeDiaC = 1)]  
|
| HEHIBP  
| Has a doctor or nurse explained high blood pressure in a way you could understand at any  
| time since you were first told you had high blood pressure?  
| 1 Yes  
| 2 No  
|
| HEHIBPA  
| In general, have doctors or nurses given you any choice about how to treat your high blood  
| pressure?  
| INTERVIEWER: Choices may include whether to treat the high blood pressure at all, use  
| medication or use an alternative approach.  
| 1 Yes  
| 2 No  
| 3 SPONTANEOUS: Respondent reports having no preferences for treatment  
|
| HEHIBPB  
| Some doctors suggest that some patients take medication to lower their blood pressure. Did  
| a doctor or nurse ever suggest that you take any medication to lower your blood pressure?  
| 1 Yes  
| 2 No  
|
| HEMDA*  
| [^Are you / Is [^name]] currently taking any medication, tablets or pills for high blood  
| pressure?  
| 1 Yes  
| 2 No  
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