Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2013

Variable Details

VariableIllCode3
LabelCode for longstanding illness 3
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) 5
2 Diabetes 15
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 46
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 49
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 9
7 Migraine/headache 6
8 Other problems of nervous system 24
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 5
10 Other eye complaints 10
11 Poor hearing/deafness 16
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 3
14 Other ear complaints 2
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 8
16 Heart attack/angina 9
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 52
18 Other heart problems 29
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 16
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 7
23 Asthma 31
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 11
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 11
27 Other digestive complaints 33
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 29
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 10
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 10
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 62
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 40
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 62
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 8
39 Skin complaints 17
40 Other complaints 4
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 2
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 6088
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