Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2013

Variable Details

VariableIllCode1
LabelCode for longstanding illness 1
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) 69
2 Diabetes 161
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 108
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 266
5 Mental handicap 8
6 Epilepsy/fits 30
7 Migraine/headache 16
8 Other problems of nervous system 114
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 21
10 Other eye complaints 24
11 Poor hearing/deafness 23
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 7
14 Other ear complaints 5
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 31
16 Heart attack/angina 64
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 159
18 Other heart problems 103
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 31
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 75
23 Asthma 262
24 Hayfever 11
25 Other respiratory complaints 31
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 23
27 Other digestive complaints 64
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 78
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 7
30 Kidney complaints 19
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 4
33 Reproductive system disorders 28
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 237
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 132
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 231
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 6
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 22
39 Skin complaints 91
40 Other complaints 6
41 Unclassifiable 22
42 Complaint no longer present 1
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 4139
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2013
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 during 2013.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study