Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableIllCode1
LabelCode for longstanding illness 1
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 89
2 Diabetes 169
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 115
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 275
5 Mental handicap 7
6 Epilepsy/fits 40
7 Migraine/headache 18
8 Other problems of nervous system 104
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 23
10 Other eye complaints 32
11 Poor hearing/deafness 34
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 8
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 11
14 Other ear complaints 3
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 26
16 Heart attack/angina 62
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 206
18 Other heart problems 110
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 6
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 30
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 69
23 Asthma 259
24 Hayfever 15
25 Other respiratory complaints 41
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 23
27 Other digestive complaints 59
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 81
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 5
30 Kidney complaints 20
31 Urinary tract infection 5
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 10
33 Reproductive system disorders 24
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 277
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 129
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 207
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 7
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 42
39 Skin complaints 76
40 Other complaints 4
41 Unclassifiable 14
42 Complaint no longer present 2
97 2
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Not applicable 3678
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD FULLY. PROBE FOR DETAIL.
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland during 2015.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study