Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

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 64
2 Diabetes 140
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 82
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 273
5 Mental handicap 5
6 Epilepsy/fits 26
7 Migraine/headache 9
8 Other problems of nervous system 94
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 19
10 Other eye complaints 22
11 Poor hearing/deafness 23
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 10
14 Other ear complaints 7
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 17
16 Heart attack/angina 39
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 135
18 Other heart problems 94
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 2
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 19
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 49
23 Asthma 188
24 Hayfever 6
25 Other respiratory complaints 20
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 11
27 Other digestive complaints 57
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 59
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 4
30 Kidney complaints 22
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 8
33 Reproductive system disorders 15
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 193
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 96
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 153
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 30
39 Skin complaints 63
40 Other complaints 12
41 Unclassifiable 11
42 Complaint no longer present 0
97 1
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 3218
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2017
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD FULLY. PROBE FOR DETAIL.
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