Whether has one or more long-term health condition(s) (HLTHP)

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Census of Population and Housing: Census dictionary
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Reference period
2021

Definition

This variable identifies the population who has at least one long-term health condition (including any other long-term health conditions) and the population who reported they did not have a long-term health condition.

Scope

All persons

Categories

CodeCategory
121Does not have a long-term health condition
122Has one or more long-term health condition(s)
&&&Not stated
VVVOverseas visitor

Number of categories: 4

See Understanding supplementary codes for more information.

Question(s) from the Census form

Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?

Has the person been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions?
Has Person 1 been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions? Include health conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more. Include health conditions that: • may recur from time to time, or • are controlled by medication, or • are in remission. Select all that apply. Person's long-term health conditions Arthritis Asthma Cancer (including remission) Dementia (including Alzheimer's) Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) Kidney disease Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) Stroke Any other long-term health condition(s) No long-term health condition

How this variable is created

This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question. It counts the number of people who marked that they have one or more long-term health conditions (including ‘Any other long-term health condition(s)’). It also counts the number of people who marked ‘No long-term health condition’.

For a count of the number of selected long-term health conditions a person has, refer to Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP).

History and changes

This is a new question for the 2021 Census.

Data use considerations

There are no data use considerations for this variable.

This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from one or more questions on the Census form. For the item non-response rate for the Health question, see CLTHP.

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