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 24
2 Diabetes 48
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 78
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 119
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits 4
7 Migraine/headache 5
8 Other problems of nervous system 39
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 20
10 Other eye complaints 10
11 Poor hearing/deafness 26
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 4
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 7
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 10
16 Heart attack/angina 28
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 63
18 Other heart problems 26
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 17
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 18
23 Asthma 41
24 Hayfever 4
25 Other respiratory complaints 22
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 32
27 Other digestive complaints 44
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 61
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 12
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 14
33 Reproductive system disorders 10
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 94
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 65
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 94
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 4
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 21
39 Skin complaints 24
40 Other complaints 11
41 Unclassifiable 1
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 22823
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