Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2019

Variable Details

VariableIllCode5
LabelCode for longstanding illness 5
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 5
2 Diabetes 2
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 9
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves 20
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy / fits 0
7 Migraine / headache 3
8 Other problems of nervous system 5
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 9
10 Other eye complaints 3
11 Poor hearing / deafness 1
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 3
16 Heart attack / angina 1
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure 4
18 Other heart problems 0
19 Piles / haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 4
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 2
23 Asthma 2
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 2
26 Stomach ulcer / ulcer (nes) / abdominal hernia / rupture 5
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 7
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 4
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 3
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 2
33 Reproductive system disorders 2
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 13
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 7
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 12
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 3
39 Skin complaints 3
40 Other complaints 8
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 6735
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