Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableSibCVD
LabelWhether siblings had heart disease/stroke before age 60
Question text Have any of your brothers or sisters developed heart disease or had a stroke before the age of 60?
Responses
1 Yes 374
2 No 3708
3 Only child - no brothers/sisters 183
-9 Refusal 10
-8 Don't Know 37
-2 Schedule not applicable 1561
-1 Item not applicable 11
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsEXCLUDE CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (I.E. HEART CONDITIONS PEOPLE ARE BORN WITH).
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland during 2015.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study