Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableMcHlsa01
LabelMc - Illness/disability 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 0
2 Diabetes 1
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 3
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 9
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 5
7 Migraine/headaches 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 0
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 9
10 Other eye complaints 10
11 Poor hearing/deafness 12
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere s disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 8
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 4
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 2
23 Asthma 49
24 Hayfever 2
25 Other respiratory complaints 10
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 2
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 4
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 7
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 1
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 2
33 Reproductive system disorders 1
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 2
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 0
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 4
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 1
39 Skin complaints 31
40 Other complaints 3
41 Complaint no longer present 1
42 Other specific 24
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don t know 0
-1 Item not applicable 2122
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGrowing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-6, 2005-2011