Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2013

Variable Details

VariableIllCode5
LabelCode for longstanding illness 5
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) 3
2 Diabetes 4
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 9
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 14
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 1
7 Migraine/headache 2
8 Other problems of nervous system 11
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 4
10 Other eye complaints 3
11 Poor hearing/deafness 3
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 2
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 0
16 Heart attack/angina 3
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 9
18 Other heart problems 1
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 2
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 1
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 1
23 Asthma 2
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 4
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 3
27 Other digestive complaints 6
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 3
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 0
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 2
33 Reproductive system disorders 1
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 15
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 3
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 13
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 3
39 Skin complaints 0
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 6602
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