Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableMeHlsa01
LabelMe - Illness/disability 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 3
2 Diabetes 3
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 2
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 22
5 Mental handicap 3
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 13
7 Migraine/headaches 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 3
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 20
10 Other eye complaints 16
11 Poor hearing/deafness 14
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere s disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 22
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 7
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 0
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 1
23 Asthma 151
24 Hayfever 5
25 Other respiratory complaints 17
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 4
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 23
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 19
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 5
31 Urinary tract infection 5
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 2
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 15
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 2
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 2
39 Skin complaints 53
40 Other complaints 0
41 Complaint no longer present 0
42 Other specific 53
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don t know 1
-1 Item not applicable 3342
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGrowing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-6, 2005-2011