Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableIllCode5
LabelCode for longstanding illness 5
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 3
2 Diabetes 8
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 19
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 28
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits 2
7 Migraine/headache 1
8 Other problems of nervous system 14
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 3
10 Other eye complaints 6
11 Poor hearing/deafness 8
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 3
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 2
16 Heart attack/angina 4
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 15
18 Other heart problems 3
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 3
23 Asthma 11
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 3
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 3
27 Other digestive complaints 4
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 7
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 4
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 3
33 Reproductive system disorders 3
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 18
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 8
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 28
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 2
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 6
39 Skin complaints 8
40 Other complaints 3
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 11476
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