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 1
2 Diabetes 1
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 3
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 8
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 9
7 Migraine/headaches 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 5
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 12
10 Other eye complaints 20
11 Poor hearing/deafness 9
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere s disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 17
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 9
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 2
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 104
24 Hayfever 4
25 Other respiratory complaints 20
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 17
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 8
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 2
33 Reproductive system disorders 2
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 2
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 1
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 18
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 4
39 Skin complaints 54
40 Other complaints 9
41 Complaint no longer present 0
42 Other specific 20
Sysmiss 2120
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGrowing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-6, 2005-2011