Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableIllCode4
LabelCode for longstanding illness 4
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 7
2 Diabetes 12
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 27
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 35
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 1
7 Migraine/headache 2
8 Other problems of nervous system 10
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 4
10 Other eye complaints 2
11 Poor hearing/deafness 4
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 1
16 Heart attack/angina 7
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 18
18 Other heart problems 12
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 4
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 3
23 Asthma 16
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 9
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 10
27 Other digestive complaints 11
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 24
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 5
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 3
33 Reproductive system disorders 2
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 26
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 13
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 23
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 2
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 9
39 Skin complaints 8
40 Other complaints 2
41 Unclassifiable 1
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 6101
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