Whether has lung condition and mental health condition (COLCMHP)

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

Definition

This variable describes whether a person has reported having both a lung condition (including COPD and emphysema) and a mental health condition (including depression and anxiety).

Scope

All persons

Categories

CodeCategory
1Has lung condition and mental health condition
2Does not have lung condition and mental health condition
&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 ‘Lung condition (including COPD and emphysema)’ and ‘Mental health condition (including depression and anxiety)’ they are coded to 1 ‘Has lung condition and mental health condition’. 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 lung condition and mental health condition’.

If a person has more than one specified combination, 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 lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) (HLUNP)
  • Whether has mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) (HMHCP)
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