Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableIllCode3
LabelCode for longstanding illness 3
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 11
2 Diabetes 26
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 51
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 69
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 2
7 Migraine/headache 11
8 Other problems of nervous system 16
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 10
10 Other eye complaints 19
11 Poor hearing/deafness 14
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 2
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 13
16 Heart attack/angina 18
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 41
18 Other heart problems 24
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 8
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 10
23 Asthma 25
24 Hayfever 9
25 Other respiratory complaints 17
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 11
27 Other digestive complaints 27
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 21
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 7
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 2
33 Reproductive system disorders 6
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 51
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 41
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 67
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 9
39 Skin complaints 14
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable 4
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 5757
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