Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableIllCode2
LabelCode for longstanding illness 2
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 31
2 Diabetes 66
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 106
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 143
5 Mental handicap 2
6 Epilepsy/fits 11
7 Migraine/headache 11
8 Other problems of nervous system 35
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 14
10 Other eye complaints 27
11 Poor hearing/deafness 20
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 5
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 6
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 14
16 Heart attack/angina 33
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 132
18 Other heart problems 60
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 4
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 12
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 34
23 Asthma 54
24 Hayfever 11
25 Other respiratory complaints 14
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 18
27 Other digestive complaints 50
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 35
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 11
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 8
33 Reproductive system disorders 13
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 139
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 65
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 140
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 12
39 Skin complaints 48
40 Other complaints 2
41 Unclassifiable 5
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Not applicable 5022
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