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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableIllCode1
LabelCode for longstanding illness 1
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 5299
1 Cancer (neoplasms inc. benign) 104
2 Diabetes 210
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 145
4 Mental illness/depression 348
5 Mental handicap 6
6 Epilepsy/fits 42
7 Migraine/headache 28
8 Other problems of nervous system 200
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 49
10 Other eye complaints 40
11 Poor hearing/deafness 56
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Menieres Disease 16
14 Other ear complaints 9
15 Stroke/CVH 51
16 Heart attack/angina 102
17 Hypertension/HBP 196
18 Other heart problems 161
19 Piles inc. VV in anus 1
20 VV/phlebitis in legs 8
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 33
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 31
23 Asthma 348
24 Hayfever 23
25 Other respiratory complaints 117
26 Stomach ulcer/hernia 33
27 Other digestive complaints 52
28 Bowel complaints 98
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 3
30 Kidney complaints 23
31 Urinary tract infection 5
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 10
33 Reproductive system disorders 25
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 418
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 256
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 339
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 4
38 Blood/immune disorders 22
39 Skin complaints 80
40 Other complaints 13
41 Unclassifiable 25
42 Complaint no longer present 1
99 Not answered/Refusal 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD FULLY. PROBE FOR DETAIL.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland, 2010.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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