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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableIllCode4
LabelCode for longstanding illness 4
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasms inc. benign) 9
2 Diabetes 11
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 28
4 Mental illness/depression 26
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 0
7 Migraine/headache 1
8 Other problems of nervous system 10
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 6
10 Other eye complaints 1
11 Poor hearing/deafness 19
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 2
13 Menieres Disease 3
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/CVH 0
16 Heart attack/angina 9
17 Hypertension/HBP 11
18 Other heart problems 13
19 Piles inc. VV in anus 0
20 VV/phlebitis in legs 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 5
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 3
23 Asthma 10
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 12
26 Stomach ulcer/hernia 9
27 Other digestive complaints 5
28 Bowel complaints 9
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 5
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 3
33 Reproductive system disorders 3
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 20
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 17
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 26
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Blood/immune disorders 3
39 Skin complaints 7
40 Other complaints 4
41 Unclassifiable 0
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 9239
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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