Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableMbHlsa01
LabelMb - Illness/disability 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) etc 0
2 Diabetes 1
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 4
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 2
5 Mental handicap 8
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 11
7 Migraine/headaches 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 9
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 12
10 Other eye complaints 9
11 Poor hearing/deafness 9
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere s disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 18
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 1
16 Heart attack/angina 0
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 0
18 Other heart problems 22
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 3
23 Asthma 96
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 26
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 2
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 13
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 16
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 4
30 Kidney complaints 14
31 Urinary tract infection 5
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 3
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 0
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 3
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 22
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 3
39 Skin complaints 105
40 Other complaints 9
41 Complaint no longer present 1
42 Other specific 45
Sysmiss 4032
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGrowing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-6, 2005-2011