Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableIllCode1
LabelCode for longstanding illness 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 153
2 Diabetes 309
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 197
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 548
5 Mental handicap 12
6 Epilepsy/fits 66
7 Migraine/headache 27
8 Other problems of nervous system 198
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 42
10 Other eye complaints 54
11 Poor hearing/deafness 57
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 9
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 21
14 Other ear complaints 10
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 43
16 Heart attack/angina 101
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 341
18 Other heart problems 204
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 3
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 6
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 49
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 118
23 Asthma 447
24 Hayfever 21
25 Other respiratory complaints 61
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 34
27 Other digestive complaints 116
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 140
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 9
30 Kidney complaints 42
31 Urinary tract infection 7
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 18
33 Reproductive system disorders 39
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 470
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 225
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 360
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 8
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 72
39 Skin complaints 139
40 Other complaints 16
41 Unclassifiable 25
42 Complaint no longer present 2
97 3
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 6896
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2017
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