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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableIllCode1
LabelCode for longstanding illness 1
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) 90
2 Diabetes 167
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 104
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 301
5 Mental handicap 8
6 Epilepsy/fits 27
7 Migraine/headache 24
8 Other problems of nervous system 104
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 31
10 Other eye complaints 23
11 Poor hearing/deafness 25
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 6
14 Other ear complaints 11
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 35
16 Heart attack/angina 62
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 202
18 Other heart problems 80
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 26
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 45
23 Asthma 267
24 Hayfever 14
25 Other respiratory complaints 36
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 12
27 Other digestive complaints 65
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 64
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 22
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 3
33 Reproductive system disorders 29
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 270
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 142
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 174
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 5
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 35
39 Skin complaints 80
40 Other complaints 11
41 Unclassifiable 15
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 3706
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2014
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 2014.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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