Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 1995

Variable Details

Variableillsm1
LabelLong standing illness (1)
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 45
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 87
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 82
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 163
5 Mental handicap 6
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 53
7 Migraine/headaches 63
8 Other problems of nervous system 114
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 32
10 Other eye complaints 20
11 Poor hearing/deafness 50
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 7
14 Other ear complaints 16
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 18
16 Heart attack/angina 91
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 146
18 Other heart problems 78
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 4
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 36
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 47
23 Asthma 331
24 Hayfever 41
25 Other respiratory complaints 65
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 93
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 56
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 92
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 40
31 Urinary tract infection 4
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 12
33 Reproductive system disorders 29
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 324
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 324
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 202
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 10
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 20
39 Skin complaints 88
40 Other complaints 4
41 Unclassifiable (exclusive code) 26
42 Complaint no longer present (exclusive code) 5
43 Benign (non-malignant) lumps and cysts 17
44 Aids, aids carrier, HIV positive 0
45 Alzheimer's disease, degenerative brain disease, Senile deme 0
-9 Not answered (98) 1
-1 Item not applicable 4985
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 1995