Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2020: Telephone Survey

Variable Details

VariableIllCode4
LabelCode for longstanding illness 4
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 4
2 Diabetes 6
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 5
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves 8
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy / fits 2
7 Migraine / headache 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 3
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 0
10 Other eye complaints 3
11 Poor hearing / deafness 3
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 2
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 0
16 Heart attack / angina 3
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure 3
18 Other heart problems 3
19 Piles / haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 4
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 2
23 Asthma 3
24 Hay fever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 1
26 Stomach ulcer / ulcer (nes) / abdominal hernia / rupture 2
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 10
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 2
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 3
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 0
33 Reproductive system disorders 0
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 9
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 5
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 13
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 3
39 Skin complaints 4
40 Other complaints 3
41 Unclassifiable 4
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 1806
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