Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

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 288
2 No 3197
3 Only child - no brothers/sisters 158
-9 Refusal 9
-8 Don't Know 40
-2 Schedule not applicable 1603
-1 Item not applicable 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2017
Interviewer InstructionsEXCLUDE CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (I.E. HEART CONDITIONS PEOPLE ARE BORN WITH).
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland during 2017.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study