Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableIllCode4
LabelCode for longstanding illness 4
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 3
2 Diabetes 11
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 10
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 32
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 2
7 Migraine/headache 1
8 Other problems of nervous system 11
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 6
10 Other eye complaints 1
11 Poor hearing/deafness 4
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 2
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 3
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 5
16 Heart attack/angina 7
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 14
18 Other heart problems 0
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 6
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 5
23 Asthma 4
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 4
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 5
27 Other digestive complaints 7
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 5
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 1
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 4
33 Reproductive system disorders 3
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 17
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 14
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 22
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 5
39 Skin complaints 5
40 Other complaints 7
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 5071
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