Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableIllCode3
LabelCode for longstanding illness 3
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) 13
2 Diabetes 22
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 57
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 54
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits 2
7 Migraine/headache 11
8 Other problems of nervous system 18
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 7
10 Other eye complaints 8
11 Poor hearing/deafness 11
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 3
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 6
16 Heart attack/angina 15
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 41
18 Other heart problems 29
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 5
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 17
23 Asthma 32
24 Hayfever 4
25 Other respiratory complaints 7
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 15
27 Other digestive complaints 17
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 18
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 10
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 8
33 Reproductive system disorders 4
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 73
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 27
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 51
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 11
39 Skin complaints 10
40 Other complaints 5
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 5712
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