Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2020: Telephone Survey

Variable Details

VariableIllCode5
LabelCode for longstanding illness 5
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 2
2 Diabetes 2
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 3
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves 4
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy / fits 0
7 Migraine / headache 1
8 Other problems of nervous system 2
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 0
10 Other eye complaints 0
11 Poor hearing / deafness 0
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 0
16 Heart attack / angina 2
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure 2
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 1
23 Asthma 0
24 Hay fever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 2
26 Stomach ulcer / ulcer (nes) / abdominal hernia / rupture 1
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 2
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 0
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 0
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 0
33 Reproductive system disorders 0
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 4
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 1
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 0
39 Skin complaints 2
40 Other complaints 2
41 Unclassifiable 1
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 1876
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