Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Growing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-6, 2005-2011

Variable Details

VariableMdHlsa01
LabelMd - Illness/disability 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 1
2 Diabetes 2
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 2
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 16
5 Mental handicap 3
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 11
7 Migraine/headaches 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 4
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 21
10 Other eye complaints 14
11 Poor hearing/deafness 8
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere s disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 24
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 0
16 Heart attack/angina 0
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 0
18 Other heart problems 8
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 3
23 Asthma 133
24 Hayfever 11
25 Other respiratory complaints 22
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 0
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 10
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 24
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 2
31 Urinary tract infection 8
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 3
33 Reproductive system disorders 0
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 3
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 2
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 13
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 4
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 1
39 Skin complaints 64
40 Other complaints 0
41 Complaint no longer present 0
42 Other specific 55
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don t know 0
-3 Information not available 1
-1 Item not applicable 3518
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGrowing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-6, 2005-2011