Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 1995

Variable Details

Variableillsm2
LabelLong standing illness (2)
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 14
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 25
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 35
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 41
5 Mental handicap 3
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 10
7 Migraine/headaches 19
8 Other problems of nervous system 21
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 12
10 Other eye complaints 11
11 Poor hearing/deafness 10
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 6
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 3
14 Other ear complaints 5
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 5
16 Heart attack/angina 49
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 53
18 Other heart problems 46
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 3
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 13
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 28
23 Asthma 63
24 Hayfever 19
25 Other respiratory complaints 23
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 57
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 25
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 37
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 11
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 7
33 Reproductive system disorders 23
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 116
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 78
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 64
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 9
39 Skin complaints 36
40 Other complaints 5
41 Unclassifiable (exclusive code) 0
42 Complaint no longer present (exclusive code) 0
43 Benign (non-malignant) lumps and cysts 6
44 Aids, aids carrier, HIV positive 0
45 Alzheimer's disease, degenerative brain disease, Senile deme 0
-9 Don't know (99) 0
-1 Item not applicable 6935
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 1995