1 ...excellent,  
2 very good,  
3 good,  
4 fair,  
5 or, poor?  
6 SPONTANEOUS: Registered or legally blind  
IF eyesight condition <> blind [Heeye <> 6]  
|
| HEFRND  
| How good is your eyesight for seeing things at a distance, like recognising a friend across the  
| street (using glasses or corrective lens if use them)? Would you say it is...  
| INTERVIEWER: Read out...  
| 1 ...excellent,  
| 2 very good,  
| 3 good,  
| 4 fair,  
| 5 or, poor?  
|
| HEPAP  
| How good is your eyesight for seeing things up close, like reading ordinary newspaper print  
| (using glasses or corrective lens if use them)? Would you say it is...  
| INTERVIEWER: Read out...  
| 1 ...excellent,  
| 2 very good,  
| 3 good,  
| 4 fair,  
| 5 or, poor?  
|
END OF FILTER  
IF (types of eye conditions at Wave 1 = RESPONSE) AND NOT (types of eye conditions at  
Wave 1 = none) [(HeOpt (Wave 1) = RESPONSE) AND NOT (HeOpt (Wave 1) = 96)]  
|
| HEOPC*  
| Our records show that when we last interviewed [^you / [^name]] [^on date of last interview],  
| [^you / he / she] said that [^you / he / she] had had (or had been told by a doctor [^you / he /  
| she] had had) [^glaucoma or suspected glaucoma / diabetic eye disease / macular  
| degeneration / cataracts].  
| INTERVIEWER: Code 1 below unless respondent spontaneously disputes this record.  
| 1 Yes  
| 2 No  
|
| IF whether confirms previous eye condition = no [HeOpC = 2]  
| |  
| | HEOPW*  
| | INTERVIEWER: Code which condition(s) respondent disputes. Code all that apply.  
| | 1 [^Glaucoma or suspected glaucoma]  
| | 2 [^Diabetic eye disease]  
| | 3 [^Macular degeneration]  
| | 4 [^Cataracts]  
| | [Multiple responses to HEOPW are recorded in variables HEOPW1 to HEOPW2]  
| | [code maximum 4 out of 4 possible responses]  
| |  
| | [CHECK HE4]  
| |  
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