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 38
2 Diabetes 101
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 144
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 260
5 Mental handicap 5
6 Epilepsy/fits 10
7 Migraine/headache 18
8 Other problems of nervous system 82
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 23
10 Other eye complaints 21
11 Poor hearing/deafness 27
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 5
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 19
16 Heart attack/angina 70
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 217
18 Other heart problems 102
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 23
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 51
23 Asthma 112
24 Hayfever 11
25 Other respiratory complaints 37
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 34
27 Other digestive complaints 64
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 57
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 14
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 10
33 Reproductive system disorders 34
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 210
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 128
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 199
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 21
39 Skin complaints 67
40 Other complaints 13
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 1
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 8946
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