Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2019

Variable Details

VariableIllCode2
LabelCode for longstanding illness 2
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 24
2 Diabetes 59
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 83
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves 216
5 Mental handicap 2
6 Epilepsy / fits 8
7 Migraine / headache 13
8 Other problems of nervous system 51
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 20
10 Other eye complaints 12
11 Poor hearing / deafness 14
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 2
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 8
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 13
16 Heart attack / angina 36
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure 115
18 Other heart problems 53
19 Piles / haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 3
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 18
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 38
23 Asthma 66
24 Hayfever 6
25 Other respiratory complaints 11
26 Stomach ulcer / ulcer (nes) / abdominal hernia / rupture 15
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 45
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 38
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 11
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 12
33 Reproductive system disorders 25
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 126
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 67
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 114
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 16
39 Skin complaints 30
40 Other complaints 24
41 Unclassifiable 1
42 Complaint no longer present 1
97 Don't know 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 5481
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2019
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland during 2019.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study