Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2018

Variable Details

VariableIllCode6
LabelCode for longstanding illness 6
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 1
2 Diabetes 0
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 0
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 12
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits 0
7 Migraine/headache 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 5
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 0
10 Other eye complaints 0
11 Poor hearing/deafness 1
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 2
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 1
16 Heart attack/angina 0
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 6
18 Other heart problems 1
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 3
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 2
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 1
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 1
27 Other digestive complaints 0
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 2
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 1
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 2
33 Reproductive system disorders 0
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 4
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 3
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 9
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 1
39 Skin complaints 3
40 Other complaints 3
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 6724
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