Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2013

Variable Details

VariableIllCode2
LabelCode for longstanding illness 2
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) 18
2 Diabetes 48
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 81
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 111
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits 12
7 Migraine/headache 10
8 Other problems of nervous system 23
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 20
10 Other eye complaints 11
11 Poor hearing/deafness 23
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 2
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 7
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 16
16 Heart attack/angina 44
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 109
18 Other heart problems 53
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 32
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 19
23 Asthma 57
24 Hayfever 9
25 Other respiratory complaints 23
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 24
27 Other digestive complaints 41
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 50
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 13
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 9
33 Reproductive system disorders 19
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 121
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 72
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 127
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 4
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 21
39 Skin complaints 40
40 Other complaints 1
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 5456
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