Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2020: Telephone Survey

Variable Details

VariableIllCode3
LabelCode for longstanding illness 3
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 1
2 Diabetes 15
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 12
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves 18
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy / fits 0
7 Migraine / headache 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 10
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 3
10 Other eye complaints 5
11 Poor hearing / deafness 2
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 8
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure 17
18 Other heart problems 2
19 Piles / haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 7
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 3
23 Asthma 14
24 Hay fever 2
25 Other respiratory complaints 11
26 Stomach ulcer / ulcer (nes) / abdominal hernia / rupture 0
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 13
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 9
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 2
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 2
33 Reproductive system disorders 5
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 21
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 9
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 21
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 1
39 Skin complaints 5
40 Other complaints 2
41 Unclassifiable 2
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 1688
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