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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableIllCode3
LabelCode for longstanding illness 3
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 8293
1 Cancer (neoplasms inc. benign) 12
2 Diabetes 38
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 59
4 Mental illness/depression 52
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 2
7 Migraine/headache 6
8 Other problems of nervous system 31
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 11
10 Other eye complaints 5
11 Poor hearing/deafness 18
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 2
13 Menieres Disease 8
14 Other ear complaints 2
15 Stroke/CVH 6
16 Heart attack/angina 27
17 Hypertension/HBP 44
18 Other heart problems 27
19 Piles inc. VV in anus 0
20 VV/phlebitis in legs 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 19
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 6
23 Asthma 35
24 Hayfever 3
25 Other respiratory complaints 31
26 Stomach ulcer/hernia 14
27 Other digestive complaints 27
28 Bowel complaints 24
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 11
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 7
33 Reproductive system disorders 6
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 83
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 33
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 62
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 3
38 Blood/immune disorders 8
39 Skin complaints 12
40 Other complaints 5
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
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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