Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2016

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 1
2 Diabetes 3
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 3
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 19
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 0
7 Migraine/headache 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 4
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 3
10 Other eye complaints 3
11 Poor hearing/deafness 6
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 2
16 Heart attack/angina 4
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 9
18 Other heart problems 5
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 6
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 2
23 Asthma 6
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 0
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 1
27 Other digestive complaints 3
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 8
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 2
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 0
33 Reproductive system disorders 1
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 6
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 2
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 13
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 3
39 Skin complaints 3
40 Other complaints 3
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 5759
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