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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableIllCode2
LabelCode for longstanding illness 2
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 7296
1 Cancer (neoplasms inc. benign) 38
2 Diabetes 87
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 102
4 Mental illness/depression 148
5 Mental handicap 6
6 Epilepsy/fits 11
7 Migraine/headache 13
8 Other problems of nervous system 65
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 21
10 Other eye complaints 13
11 Poor hearing/deafness 39
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 5
13 Menieres Disease 6
14 Other ear complaints 3
15 Stroke/CVH 25
16 Heart attack/angina 52
17 Hypertension/HBP 147
18 Other heart problems 77
19 Piles inc. VV in anus 0
20 VV/phlebitis in legs 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 30
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 18
23 Asthma 105
24 Hayfever 6
25 Other respiratory complaints 57
26 Stomach ulcer/hernia 25
27 Other digestive complaints 46
28 Bowel complaints 46
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 16
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 8
33 Reproductive system disorders 14
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 174
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 100
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 141
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 7
38 Blood/immune disorders 19
39 Skin complaints 58
40 Other complaints 9
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 1
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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