Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 1995

Variable Details

Variableillsm3
LabelLong standing illness (3)
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 3
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 4
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 12
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 19
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 5
7 Migraine/headaches 10
8 Other problems of nervous system 12
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 6
10 Other eye complaints 4
11 Poor hearing/deafness 5
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 4
16 Heart attack/angina 15
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 26
18 Other heart problems 7
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 9
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 8
23 Asthma 12
24 Hayfever 2
25 Other respiratory complaints 19
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 26
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 9
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 11
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 2
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 5
33 Reproductive system disorders 3
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 36
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 24
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 20
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 7
39 Skin complaints 7
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable (exclusive code) 0
42 Complaint no longer present (exclusive code) 0
43 Benign (non-malignant) lumps and cysts 0
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 7596
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 1995