Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2018

Variable Details

VariableIllCode4
LabelCode for longstanding illness 4
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 3
2 Diabetes 8
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 19
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 41
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 2
7 Migraine/headache 4
8 Other problems of nervous system 16
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 8
10 Other eye complaints 9
11 Poor hearing/deafness 6
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 2
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 2
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 6
16 Heart attack/angina 5
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 20
18 Other heart problems 7
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 7
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 10
23 Asthma 13
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 5
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 3
27 Other digestive complaints 7
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 16
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 5
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 4
33 Reproductive system disorders 3
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 26
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 19
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 27
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 3
39 Skin complaints 5
40 Other complaints 8
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 6468
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