Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableIllCode4
LabelCode for longstanding illness 4
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 10
2 Diabetes 23
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 37
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 67
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 3
7 Migraine/headache 3
8 Other problems of nervous system 21
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 10
10 Other eye complaints 3
11 Poor hearing/deafness 8
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 3
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 6
16 Heart attack/angina 14
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 32
18 Other heart problems 12
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 10
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 8
23 Asthma 20
24 Hayfever 2
25 Other respiratory complaints 13
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 15
27 Other digestive complaints 18
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 29
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 6
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 7
33 Reproductive system disorders 5
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 43
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 27
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 45
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 3
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 14
39 Skin complaints 13
40 Other complaints 9
41 Unclassifiable 1
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 11172
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