Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableIllCode5
LabelCode for longstanding illness 5
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) 1
2 Diabetes 2
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 5
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 9
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 0
7 Migraine/headache 1
8 Other problems of nervous system 6
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 2
10 Other eye complaints 1
11 Poor hearing/deafness 3
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 3
16 Heart attack/angina 6
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 10
18 Other heart problems 6
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 1
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 7
23 Asthma 2
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 2
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 4
27 Other digestive complaints 5
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 11
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 2
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 3
33 Reproductive system disorders 3
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 11
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 5
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 16
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 1
39 Skin complaints 2
40 Other complaints 1
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 6193
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