3 [^Macular degeneration]

4 [^Cataracts]

96 None of these

[Multiple responses to HEOPT are recoded in variables heoptgl heoptdi heoptmd

heoptca heopt96]

[code maximum 4 out of 5 possible responses]

[CHECK HE5-HE9]

IF ((types of eye conditions = cataract OR (types of eye conditions at Last interview = cataract

AND whether confirms previous eye condition = yes)) AND (eyesight condition = [fair, poor,

blind] OR eyesight at a distance = [fair, poor] OR eyesight up close = [fair, poor]))

[((Heopt = 4 OR (Heopt (Last interview) = 4 AND HeOpC = 1)) AND (Heeye = [4, 5, 6] OR

Hefrnd = [4, 5] OR Hepap = [4, 5]))]

│

│ hedreyr

│ Has a doctor or optician ever recommended that you have your cataracts

│ removed?

│ 1 Yes

│ 2 No

│

END OF FILTER

IF ((types of eye conditions at Last interview = cataracts) OR (types of eye conditions =

cataracts)) AND ((whether confirms previous eye condition = yes) OR whether ever had

cataract surgery at Last interview <> RESPONSE) [((HeOpt (Last int) = 4) OR (HeOpt = 4))

AND ((HeOpC = 1) OR Hecat (Last int) <> RESPONSE)]

│

│ HECAT*

│ [[^Have you / Has he / Has she] / Since we last talked to [^you / [^name]] on [^date of

│ last interview] [^have you / has he / has she]] [^BLANK / ever] had cataract surgery?

│ 1 Yes

│ 2 No

│

│ HECATN*

│ Was ^yourname[PNum] cataract surgery ^since paid for privately or by the NHS?

│ INTERVIEWER: Count as NHS if the operation was on private premises but paid for

│ by the NHS. Count as private if the operation was on NHS premises but paid for

│ privately.

│ 1 Privately/Insurance

│ 2 NHS

│ 3 Both

│

END OF FILTER