Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2018

Variable Details

VariableIllCode3
LabelCode for longstanding illness 3
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 10
2 Diabetes 32
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 39
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 72
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 3
7 Migraine/headache 6
8 Other problems of nervous system 15
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 15
10 Other eye complaints 10
11 Poor hearing/deafness 11
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 7
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 2
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 5
16 Heart attack/angina 9
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 46
18 Other heart problems 22
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 18
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 14
23 Asthma 37
24 Hayfever 3
25 Other respiratory complaints 11
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 23
27 Other digestive complaints 19
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 23
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 11
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 6
33 Reproductive system disorders 12
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 57
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 35
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 65
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 2
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 4
39 Skin complaints 13
40 Other complaints 12
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
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 6120
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