Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableIllCode2
LabelCode for longstanding illness 2
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 48
2 Diabetes 114
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 176
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 270
5 Mental handicap 5
6 Epilepsy/fits 15
7 Migraine/headache 20
8 Other problems of nervous system 83
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 26
10 Other eye complaints 36
11 Poor hearing/deafness 33
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 8
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 7
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 24
16 Heart attack/angina 64
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 231
18 Other heart problems 107
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 6
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 23
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 60
23 Asthma 99
24 Hayfever 18
25 Other respiratory complaints 31
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 29
27 Other digestive complaints 80
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 72
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 19
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 14
33 Reproductive system disorders 29
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 236
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 114
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 227
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 18
39 Skin complaints 79
40 Other complaints 10
41 Unclassifiable 5
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 9276
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