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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableIllCode6
LabelCode for longstanding illness 6
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 8989
1 Cancer (neoplasms inc. benign) 2
2 Diabetes 3
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 3
4 Mental illness/depression 4
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 0
7 Migraine/headache 1
8 Other problems of nervous system 1
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 2
10 Other eye complaints 1
11 Poor hearing/deafness 1
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Menieres Disease 0
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/CVH 0
16 Heart attack/angina 0
17 Hypertension/HBP 4
18 Other heart problems 1
19 Piles inc. VV in anus 0
20 VV/phlebitis in legs 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 2
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 1
23 Asthma 1
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 1
26 Stomach ulcer/hernia 1
27 Other digestive complaints 2
28 Bowel complaints 1
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 0
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 3
33 Reproductive system disorders 0
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 1
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 1
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 7
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Blood/immune disorders 1
39 Skin complaints 1
40 Other complaints 1
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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