Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableIllCode5
LabelCode for longstanding illness 5
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 2
2 Diabetes 3
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 12
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 15
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits 1
7 Migraine/headache 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 7
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 3
10 Other eye complaints 4
11 Poor hearing/deafness 5
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 0
16 Heart attack/angina 4
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 10
18 Other heart problems 3
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 5
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 1
23 Asthma 6
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 2
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 1
27 Other digestive complaints 2
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 2
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 3
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 2
33 Reproductive system disorders 1
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 10
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 4
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 4
39 Skin complaints 5
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable 0
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 6280
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