Whether has asthma and heart disease (COASHDP)

Latest release
Census of Population and Housing: Census dictionary
Reference period
2021

Definition

This variable describes whether a person has reported having both asthma and heart disease (including heart attack or angina).

Scope

All persons

Categories

CodeCategory
1Has asthma and heart disease
2Does not have asthma and heart disease
&Not stated
VOverseas 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?

How this variable is created

This variable is derived from responses to the long-term health conditions question and aims to capture people who have specific combinations of health conditions (known as comorbidity).

Where a respondent selects ‘Asthma’ and ‘Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)’ they are coded to 1 ‘Has asthma and heart disease’. The respondent could also have other long-term health conditions, but those conditions are not recorded in this variable. All other combinations of responses, including ‘No long-term health condition’ are coded to 2 ‘Does not have asthma and heart disease’.

If a person has more than one specified combination of long-term health conditions, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health variable.

History and changes

This is a new variable for 2021.

Data use considerations

If a person has more than one specified combination, they will be captured in more than one comorbidity health 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.

Related variables and glossary terms

  • Whether has asthma (HASTP)
  • Whether has heart disease (including heart attack or angina) (HHEDP)
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