Table 13.2
Rate per thousand reporting longstanding illness conditions, by minority ethnic group
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Aged 2-15
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1999 |
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Condition group (ICD Chapters)a
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Minority ethnic group
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General
population
(1997) |
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Black |
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Caribbean |
Indian |
Pakistani |
Bangladeshi |
Chinese |
Irish |
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Boys
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Observed
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| I |
Infectious disease |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
0 |
2 |
| II |
Neoplasms & benign growths |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| III |
Endocrine & metabolic |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| IV |
Blood & related organs |
25 |
0 |
8 |
- |
0 |
- |
3 |
| V |
Mental disorders |
24 |
1 |
19 |
5 |
10 |
22 |
21 |
| VI |
Nervous system |
26 |
2 |
12 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
16 |
| VI |
Eye complaints |
10 |
0 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
26 |
15 |
| VI |
Ear complaints |
11 |
5 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
13 |
31 |
| VII |
Heart & circulatory
system |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
5 |
11 |
9 |
| VIII |
Respiratory system |
167 |
133 |
103 |
110 |
122 |
160 |
164 |
| IX |
Digestive system |
23 |
19 |
5 |
19 |
10 |
15 |
14 |
| X |
Genito-urinary system |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
21 |
7 |
| XII |
Skin complaints |
60 |
42 |
16 |
49 |
54 |
8 |
47 |
| XIII |
Musculoskeletal system |
12 |
22 |
22 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
21 |
| Other complaints |
3 |
0 |
- |
5 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
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| Girls |
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| Observed |
| I |
Infectious disease |
0 |
- |
2 |
0 |
0 |
- |
2 |
| II |
Neoplasms & benign growths |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| III |
Endocrine & metabolic |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
| IV |
Blood & related organs |
13 |
20 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
| V |
Mental disorders |
5 |
0 |
5 |
11 |
- |
1 |
6 |
| VI |
Nervous system |
12 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
36 |
14 |
| VI |
Eye complaints |
16 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
15 |
| VI |
Ear complaints |
18 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
28 |
24 |
| VII |
Heart & circulatory
system |
3 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| VIII |
Respiratory system |
132 |
87 |
56 |
39 |
80 |
113 |
130 |
| IX |
Digestive system |
12 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
| X |
Genito-urinary system |
24 |
0 |
12 |
11 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
| XII |
Skin complaints |
56 |
43 |
13 |
18 |
53 |
74 |
51 |
| XIII |
Musculoskeletal system |
13 |
19 |
7 |
12 |
5 |
8 |
17 |
| Other complaints |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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| Bases (weighted): |
| Boys |
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207 |
275 |
243 |
106 |
43 |
852 |
b |
| Girls |
|
217 |
209 |
245 |
98 |
42 |
894 |
b |
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| Bases (unweighted): |
| Boys |
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300 |
268 |
397 |
385 |
138 |
270 |
3485 |
| Girls |
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312 |
203 |
393 |
357 |
126 |
265 |
3478 |
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a ICD Chapters refer to the ninth revision (1977).
b The 1997 general population data are
weighted according to the weighting scheme for that year's survey. Weighted
bases are not shown because they do not follow the 1999 weighting scheme.
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