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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableIllCode5
LabelCode for longstanding illness 5
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 8904
1 Cancer (neoplasms inc. benign) 1
2 Diabetes 2
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 7
4 Mental illness/depression 11
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 0
7 Migraine/headache 2
8 Other problems of nervous system 6
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 3
10 Other eye complaints 3
11 Poor hearing/deafness 4
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Menieres Disease 1
14 Other ear complaints 2
15 Stroke/CVH 0
16 Heart attack/angina 3
17 Hypertension/HBP 6
18 Other heart problems 7
19 Piles inc. VV in anus 0
20 VV/phlebitis in legs 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 1
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 5
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 9
26 Stomach ulcer/hernia 3
27 Other digestive complaints 6
28 Bowel complaints 6
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 2
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 3
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 15
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 3
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 10
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Blood/immune disorders 3
39 Skin complaints 6
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
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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