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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 321
2 Diabetes 627
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 418
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 1136
5 Mental handicap 24
6 Epilepsy/fits 131
7 Migraine/headache 71
8 Other problems of nervous system 393
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 94
10 Other eye complaints 95
11 Poor hearing/deafness 106
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 14
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 37
14 Other ear complaints 27
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 95
16 Heart attack/angina 219
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 733
18 Other heart problems 382
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 4
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 8
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 99
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 225
23 Asthma 909
24 Hayfever 45
25 Other respiratory complaints 136
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 62
27 Other digestive complaints 241
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 265
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 16
30 Kidney complaints 81
31 Urinary tract infection 11
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 24
33 Reproductive system disorders 90
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 990
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 493
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 725
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 16
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 143
39 Skin complaints 280
40 Other complaints 51
41 Unclassifiable 57
42 Complaint no longer present 3
97 5
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 14027
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
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