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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableIllCode2
LabelCode for longstanding illness 2
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasms inc. benign) 47
2 Diabetes 82
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 110
4 Mental illness/depression 149
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 15
7 Migraine/headache 16
8 Other problems of nervous system 53
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 27
10 Other eye complaints 18
11 Poor hearing/deafness 40
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 4
13 Menieres Disease 13
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/CVH 23
16 Heart attack/angina 50
17 Hypertension/HBP 156
18 Other heart problems 75
19 Piles inc. VV in anus 2
20 VV/phlebitis in legs 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 30
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 17
23 Asthma 90
24 Hayfever 11
25 Other respiratory complaints 58
26 Stomach ulcer/hernia 35
27 Other digestive complaints 30
28 Bowel complaints 52
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 17
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 6
33 Reproductive system disorders 22
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 198
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 81
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 184
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 4
38 Blood/immune disorders 32
39 Skin complaints 50
40 Other complaints 14
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 5
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 7710
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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