Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableIllCode5
LabelCode for longstanding illness 5
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 5
2 Diabetes 13
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 27
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 56
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits 2
7 Migraine/headache 2
8 Other problems of nervous system 24
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 8
10 Other eye complaints 10
11 Poor hearing/deafness 17
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) 34
18 Other heart problems 14
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 13
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 12
23 Asthma 19
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 5
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 8
27 Other digestive complaints 12
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 26
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 8
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 6
33 Reproductive system disorders 7
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 35
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 15
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 57
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 3
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 10
39 Skin complaints 13
40 Other complaints 7
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 1
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 23428
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