Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2013

Variable Details

VariableSibCVD
LabelWhether siblings had heart disease/stroke before age 60
Question text Have any of your brothers or sisters developed heart disease or had a stroke before the age of 60?
Responses
1 Yes 400
2 No 4231
3 Only child - no brothers/sisters 204
-9 Refusal 3
-8 Don't Know 52
-2 Schedule not applicable 1839
-1 Item not applicable 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsEXCLUDE CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (I.E. HEART CONDITIONS PEOPLE ARE BORN WITH).
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