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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2020: Telephone Survey

Variable Details

VariableIllCode1
LabelCode for longstanding illness 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 45
2 Diabetes 73
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 48
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves 99
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy / fits 10
7 Migraine / headache 7
8 Other problems of nervous system 36
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 4
10 Other eye complaints 12
11 Poor hearing / deafness 7
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 3
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 3
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 12
16 Heart attack / angina 24
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure 108
18 Other heart problems 30
19 Piles / haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 3
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 7
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 28
23 Asthma 81
24 Hay fever 7
25 Other respiratory complaints 13
26 Stomach ulcer / ulcer (nes) / abdominal hernia / rupture 4
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 26
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 23
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 5
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 3
33 Reproductive system disorders 19
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 117
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 43
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 87
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 3
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 14
39 Skin complaints 19
40 Other complaints 11
41 Unclassifiable 6
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 876
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2020: Telephone Survey
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over living in private households in Scotland during August-September 2020
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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