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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableIllCode1
LabelCode for longstanding illness 1
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasms inc. benign) 124
2 Diabetes 192
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 167
4 Mental illness/depression 382
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits 35
7 Migraine/headache 30
8 Other problems of nervous system 178
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 57
10 Other eye complaints 35
11 Poor hearing/deafness 55
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 4
13 Menieres Disease 14
14 Other ear complaints 6
15 Stroke/CVH 61
16 Heart attack/angina 96
17 Hypertension/HBP 267
18 Other heart problems 153
19 Piles inc. VV in anus 0
20 VV/phlebitis in legs 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 28
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 16
23 Asthma 377
24 Hayfever 25
25 Other respiratory complaints 95
26 Stomach ulcer/hernia 33
27 Other digestive complaints 71
28 Bowel complaints 95
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 30
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 13
33 Reproductive system disorders 38
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 415
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 238
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 378
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 12
38 Blood/immune disorders 53
39 Skin complaints 73
40 Other complaints 11
41 Unclassifiable 36
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 5634
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD FULLY. PROBE FOR DETAIL.
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland, 2011.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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