Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2018

Variable Details

VariableIllCode2
LabelCode for longstanding illness 2
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 34
2 Diabetes 67
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 83
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 204
5 Mental handicap 3
6 Epilepsy/fits 15
7 Migraine/headache 9
8 Other problems of nervous system 48
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 14
10 Other eye complaints 23
11 Poor hearing/deafness 18
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 4
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 3
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 13
16 Heart attack/angina 26
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 113
18 Other heart problems 43
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 16
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 30
23 Asthma 63
24 Hayfever 5
25 Other respiratory complaints 27
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 15
27 Other digestive complaints 42
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 47
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 3
30 Kidney complaints 16
31 Urinary tract infection 4
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 8
33 Reproductive system disorders 12
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 138
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 63
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 115
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 22
39 Skin complaints 43
40 Other complaints 15
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 1
99 Not answered/Refusal 0
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Not applicable 5382
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