Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2019

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 6
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves 15
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy / fits 1
7 Migraine / headache 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 0
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 2
10 Other eye complaints 1
11 Poor hearing / deafness 1
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 2
16 Heart attack / angina 0
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure 0
18 Other heart problems 2
19 Piles / haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 0
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 2
23 Asthma 2
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 1
26 Stomach ulcer / ulcer (nes) / abdominal hernia / rupture 2
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 0
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 8
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 0
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 3
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 0
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 2
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 7
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 1
39 Skin complaints 1
40 Other complaints 2
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 6818
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