Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2019

Variable Details

VariableIllCode4
LabelCode for longstanding illness 4
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 6
2 Diabetes 8
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 21
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves 44
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy / fits 2
7 Migraine / headache 4
8 Other problems of nervous system 11
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 6
10 Other eye complaints 2
11 Poor hearing / deafness 3
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 6
16 Heart attack / angina 8
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure 23
18 Other heart problems 13
19 Piles / haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 7
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 4
23 Asthma 11
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 4
26 Stomach ulcer / ulcer (nes) / abdominal hernia / rupture 19
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 7
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 8
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 2
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 6
33 Reproductive system disorders 2
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 25
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 18
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 30
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 5
39 Skin complaints 8
40 Other complaints 3
41 Unclassifiable 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
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 6558
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