Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2013

Variable Details

VariableIllCode4
LabelCode for longstanding illness 4
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) 6
2 Diabetes 7
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 18
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 21
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits 0
7 Migraine/headache 4
8 Other problems of nervous system 11
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 11
10 Other eye complaints 5
11 Poor hearing/deafness 6
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 1
16 Heart attack/angina 4
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 23
18 Other heart problems 12
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 8
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 5
23 Asthma 15
24 Hayfever 2
25 Other respiratory complaints 6
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 5
27 Other digestive complaints 8
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 12
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 6
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 2
33 Reproductive system disorders 3
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 20
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 15
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 34
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 4
39 Skin complaints 11
40 Other complaints 3
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 6441
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