Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableIllCode3
LabelCode for longstanding illness 3
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 21
2 Diabetes 39
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 87
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 135
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits 6
7 Migraine/headache 18
8 Other problems of nervous system 34
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 20
10 Other eye complaints 27
11 Poor hearing/deafness 27
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 6
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 18
16 Heart attack/angina 26
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 72
18 Other heart problems 49
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 3
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 20
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 16
23 Asthma 44
24 Hayfever 12
25 Other respiratory complaints 23
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 25
27 Other digestive complaints 43
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 42
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 19
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 9
33 Reproductive system disorders 13
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 93
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 69
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 105
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 2
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 17
39 Skin complaints 25
40 Other complaints 7
41 Unclassifiable 4
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 10537
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