Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 1995

Variable Details

Variableillsm5
LabelLong standing illness (5)
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 0
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 0
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 2
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 4
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 2
7 Migraine/headaches 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 2
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 4
10 Other eye complaints 0
11 Poor hearing/deafness 1
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 0
16 Heart attack/angina 3
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 0
18 Other heart problems 0
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 1
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 1
23 Asthma 0
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 3
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 8
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 0
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 0
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 0
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 2
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 4
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 0
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 4
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 1
39 Skin complaints 3
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 7885
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 1995