Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableIllCode2
LabelCode for longstanding illness 2
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) 33
2 Diabetes 62
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 78
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 131
5 Mental handicap 5
6 Epilepsy/fits 10
7 Migraine/headache 23
8 Other problems of nervous system 34
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 23
10 Other eye complaints 14
11 Poor hearing/deafness 18
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 2
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 9
14 Other ear complaints 2
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 8
16 Heart attack/angina 41
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 110
18 Other heart problems 61
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 4
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 23
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 22
23 Asthma 59
24 Hayfever 6
25 Other respiratory complaints 34
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 19
27 Other digestive complaints 35
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 44
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 15
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 8
33 Reproductive system disorders 16
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 118
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 62
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 116
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 20
39 Skin complaints 47
40 Other complaints 7
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 1
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 5004
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