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 102
2 Diabetes 229
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 328
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 534
5 Mental handicap 12
6 Epilepsy/fits 31
7 Migraine/headache 52
8 Other problems of nervous system 151
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 60
10 Other eye complaints 62
11 Poor hearing/deafness 65
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 10
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 20
14 Other ear complaints 4
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 41
16 Heart attack/angina 144
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 459
18 Other heart problems 223
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 10
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 58
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 107
23 Asthma 225
24 Hayfever 28
25 Other respiratory complaints 85
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 71
27 Other digestive complaints 149
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 136
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 40
31 Urinary tract infection 8
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 26
33 Reproductive system disorders 63
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 467
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 255
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 455
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 2
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 53
39 Skin complaints 162
40 Other complaints 22
41 Unclassifiable 5
42 Complaint no longer present 2
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 18972
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