Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableIllCode2
LabelCode for longstanding illness 2
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 21
2 Diabetes 53
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 74
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 133
5 Mental handicap 2
6 Epilepsy/fits 6
7 Migraine/headache 9
8 Other problems of nervous system 34
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 11
10 Other eye complaints 12
11 Poor hearing/deafness 14
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 4
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 9
16 Heart attack/angina 39
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 118
18 Other heart problems 55
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 12
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 25
23 Asthma 67
24 Hayfever 4
25 Other respiratory complaints 20
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 23
27 Other digestive complaints 34
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 20
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 6
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 4
33 Reproductive system disorders 18
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 113
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 79
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 112
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 15
39 Skin complaints 36
40 Other complaints 5
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 1
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 4692
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