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 142
2 Diabetes 291
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 199
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 560
5 Mental handicap 9
6 Epilepsy/fits 64
7 Migraine/headache 29
8 Other problems of nervous system 185
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 40
10 Other eye complaints 40
11 Poor hearing/deafness 47
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 20
14 Other ear complaints 13
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 34
16 Heart attack/angina 95
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 325
18 Other heart problems 192
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 3
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 43
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 111
23 Asthma 383
24 Hayfever 16
25 Other respiratory complaints 59
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 27
27 Other digestive complaints 117
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 120
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 10
30 Kidney complaints 39
31 Urinary tract infection 5
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 11
33 Reproductive system disorders 37
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 443
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 222
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 344
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 4
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 66
39 Skin complaints 124
40 Other complaints 36
41 Unclassifiable 28
42 Complaint no longer present 1
97 3
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 6643
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