Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableMfHlsa01
LabelMf - Illness/disability 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 5
2 Diabetes 5
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 7
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 35
5 Mental handicap 2
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 4
7 Migraine/headaches 1
8 Other problems of nervous system 5
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 23
10 Other eye complaints 19
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 34
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 5
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 0
23 Asthma 163
24 Hayfever 7
25 Other respiratory complaints 19
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 0
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 26
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 31
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 10
31 Urinary tract infection 9
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 8
33 Reproductive system disorders 0
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 2
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 2
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 19
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 2
39 Skin complaints 52
40 Other complaints 4
41 Complaint no longer present 0
42 Other specific 36
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don t know 0
-1 Item not applicable 3105
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGrowing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-6, 2005-2011