Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2018

Variable Details

VariableIllCode1
LabelCode for longstanding illness 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 84
2 Diabetes 172
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 116
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 402
5 Mental handicap 6
6 Epilepsy/fits 35
7 Migraine/headache 27
8 Other problems of nervous system 115
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 30
10 Other eye complaints 26
11 Poor hearing/deafness 26
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 8
14 Other ear complaints 6
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 37
16 Heart attack/angina 62
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 179
18 Other heart problems 110
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 23
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 83
23 Asthma 239
24 Hayfever 8
25 Other respiratory complaints 36
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 13
27 Other digestive complaints 75
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 69
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 4
30 Kidney complaints 26
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 10
33 Reproductive system disorders 27
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 241
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 119
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 197
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 6
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 21
39 Skin complaints 63
40 Other complaints 28
41 Unclassifiable 12
42 Complaint no longer present 0
97 3
99 Not answered/Refusal 1
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Not applicable 4039
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2018
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland during 2018.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study