Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

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 17
2 Diabetes 48
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 70
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 127
5 Mental handicap 3
6 Epilepsy/fits 4
7 Migraine/headache 9
8 Other problems of nervous system 48
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 12
10 Other eye complaints 9
11 Poor hearing/deafness 13
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 10
16 Heart attack/angina 31
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 99
18 Other heart problems 47
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 11
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 26
23 Asthma 45
24 Hayfever 7
25 Other respiratory complaints 17
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 11
27 Other digestive complaints 30
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 37
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 8
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 6
33 Reproductive system disorders 16
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 97
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 49
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 87
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 6
39 Skin complaints 31
40 Other complaints 8
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 4254
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