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 11
2 Diabetes 22
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 32
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 56
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 2
7 Migraine/headache 3
8 Other problems of nervous system 19
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 13
10 Other eye complaints 4
11 Poor hearing/deafness 14
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 2
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 5
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 7
16 Heart attack/angina 14
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 31
18 Other heart problems 6
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 10
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 10
23 Asthma 17
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 8
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 15
27 Other digestive complaints 18
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 16
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 4
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 7
33 Reproductive system disorders 5
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 42
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 37
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 45
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 2
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 8
39 Skin complaints 8
40 Other complaints 9
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 10679
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