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 19
2 Diabetes 28
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 78
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 119
5 Mental handicap 3
6 Epilepsy/fits 5
7 Migraine/headache 11
8 Other problems of nervous system 29
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 20
10 Other eye complaints 16
11 Poor hearing/deafness 31
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 6
14 Other ear complaints 2
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 9
16 Heart attack/angina 23
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 87
18 Other heart problems 47
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 24
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 16
23 Asthma 34
24 Hayfever 5
25 Other respiratory complaints 18
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 27
27 Other digestive complaints 29
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 36
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 19
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 10
33 Reproductive system disorders 21
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 105
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 61
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 96
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 16
39 Skin complaints 19
40 Other complaints 10
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 10098
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