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 Vitami n 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