Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

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 10
2 Diabetes 13
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 36
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 66
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits 4
7 Migraine/headache 7
8 Other problems of nervous system 18
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 10
10 Other eye complaints 8
11 Poor hearing/deafness 13
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 4
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 5
16 Heart attack/angina 8
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 31
18 Other heart problems 25
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 6
23 Asthma 19
24 Hayfever 3
25 Other respiratory complaints 6
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 14
27 Other digestive complaints 16
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 21
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 12
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 7
33 Reproductive system disorders 7
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 42
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 28
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 38
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 8
39 Skin complaints 11
40 Other complaints 7
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 4780
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