Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableIllCode1
LabelCode for longstanding illness 1
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 78
2 Diabetes 151
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 117
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 287
5 Mental handicap 4
6 Epilepsy/fits 38
7 Migraine/headache 20
8 Other problems of nervous system 91
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 21
10 Other eye complaints 18
11 Poor hearing/deafness 24
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 2
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 10
14 Other ear complaints 6
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 17
16 Heart attack/angina 56
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 190
18 Other heart problems 98
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 24
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 62
23 Asthma 195
24 Hayfever 10
25 Other respiratory complaints 39
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 16
27 Other digestive complaints 60
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 61
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 6
30 Kidney complaints 17
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 3
33 Reproductive system disorders 22
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 250
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 126
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 191
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 3
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 36
39 Skin complaints 61
40 Other complaints 24
41 Unclassifiable 17
42 Complaint no longer present 1
97 2
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 3425
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD FULLY. PROBE FOR DETAIL.
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