IF ((type of chronic condition at last interview = osteoporosis) AND (whether confirms previous chronic

│ condition = yes)) OR (type of chronic condition = osteoporosis)

│ [((HeDiab (Last int) = 4) AND (HeDiaD = 1)) OR (HeDiab = 4)]

│

│ HEOSTE

│ Has any doctor or nurse recommended taking calcium pills or Vitamin D?

│ 1 Yes

│ 2 No

│

│IF (whether advised to take calcium/vitamin D pills = yes) [HeOste = 1]

││

││ HEOSTEA*

││ [^Do you / Does [^name]] take calcium pills or Vitamin D for [^your /his /her]

││ osteoporosis or 'thin bones'?

││ 1 Yes

││ 2 No

││

│ END OF FILTER

│

│ HEOSTEB

│ Did a doctor or nurse recommend treatment with medication for [^your /his /her]

│ osteoporosis or 'thin bones'?

│ 1 Yes

│ 2 No

│

│ IF whether recommended osteoporosis medication = yes [HeOsteb = 1]

││

││ HEOSTEC

││ Did [^you / [^name]] take any of them?

││ 1 Yes

││ 2 No

││

││ HEOSTED

││ Were these medicines recommended within 3 months of a doctor telling you that

││ you had osteoporosis?

││ 1 Yes

││ 2 No

││

│END OF FILTER

│

END OF FILTER

IF ((type of chronic condition at last interview <> RESPONSE) AND (type of chronic condition = cancer))

│ OR ((type of chronic condition at last interview = cancer) AND (whether confirms previous chronic

│ condition = yes) AND (age first told had cancer at last interview <> RESPONSE))

│ [((HeDiab (Last int) <> RESPONSE) AND (HeDiab = 5)) OR ((HeDiab (Last int) = 5) AND (HeDiaD =

│ 1) AND (HeAgg (Last int) <> RESPONSE))]

│

│ HEAGG* (archived under SL; recoded variable HEAGGS – which suppresses outliers – is

│ archived under EUL)

│ Approximately how old [^were you / was [^name]] when [^you were /he was /she

│ was] first told by a doctor that [^you / he / she] had cancer or a malignant tumour?

│ INTERVIEWER: ENTER AGE IN YEARS.

│ Range: 0..110

│

│ [CHECK HE39 – HE40]

│

END OF FILTER