Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableIllCode3
LabelCode for longstanding illness 3
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 9
2 Diabetes 15
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 42
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 53
5 Mental handicap 2
6 Epilepsy/fits 1
7 Migraine/headache 4
8 Other problems of nervous system 11
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 10
10 Other eye complaints 8
11 Poor hearing/deafness 18
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 2
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 4
16 Heart attack/angina 15
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 56
18 Other heart problems 22
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 12
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 10
23 Asthma 15
24 Hayfever 2
25 Other respiratory complaints 12
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 13
27 Other digestive complaints 13
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 15
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 7
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 3
33 Reproductive system disorders 14
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 63
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 33
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 58
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 8
39 Skin complaints 8
40 Other complaints 3
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 5318
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