Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableMbHlsb01
LabelMb - Illness/disability 2
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) etc 0
2 Diabetes 1
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 1
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 1
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 0
7 Migraine/headaches 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 1
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 2
10 Other eye complaints 3
11 Poor hearing/deafness 2
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere s disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 2
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 3
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 0
23 Asthma 6
24 Hayfever 2
25 Other respiratory complaints 4
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 1
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 1
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 0
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 1
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 3
33 Reproductive system disorders 1
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 0
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 0
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 1
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 1
39 Skin complaints 20
40 Other complaints 5
41 Complaint no longer present 0
42 Other specific 13
Sysmiss 2420
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGrowing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-6, 2005-2011