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 43
2 Diabetes 76
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 186
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 242
5 Mental handicap 4
6 Epilepsy/fits 9
7 Migraine/headache 33
8 Other problems of nervous system 63
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 37
10 Other eye complaints 43
11 Poor hearing/deafness 56
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 11
14 Other ear complaints 2
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 28
16 Heart attack/angina 56
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 169
18 Other heart problems 100
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 4
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 37
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 43
23 Asthma 91
24 Hayfever 18
25 Other respiratory complaints 42
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 53
27 Other digestive complaints 73
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 75
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 36
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 20
33 Reproductive system disorders 31
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 229
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 129
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 214
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 3
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 36
39 Skin complaints 43
40 Other complaints 15
41 Unclassifiable 4
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 21567
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