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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableIllCode3
LabelCode for longstanding illness 3
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasms inc. benign) 18
2 Diabetes 40
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 55
4 Mental illness/depression 48
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 7
7 Migraine/headache 5
8 Other problems of nervous system 17
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 17
10 Other eye complaints 8
11 Poor hearing/deafness 22
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Menieres Disease 4
14 Other ear complaints 3
15 Stroke/CVH 8
16 Heart attack/angina 19
17 Hypertension/HBP 61
18 Other heart problems 22
19 Piles inc. VV in anus 0
20 VV/phlebitis in legs 3
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 15
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 6
23 Asthma 35
24 Hayfever 5
25 Other respiratory complaints 19
26 Stomach ulcer/hernia 14
27 Other digestive complaints 19
28 Bowel complaints 19
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 10
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 7
33 Reproductive system disorders 11
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 92
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 33
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 83
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Blood/immune disorders 11
39 Skin complaints 21
40 Other complaints 11
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 1
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 8756
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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