Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2020: Telephone Survey

Variable Details

VariableIllCode6
LabelCode for longstanding illness 6
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 0
2 Diabetes 0
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 1
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves 1
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy / fits 0
7 Migraine / headache 1
8 Other problems of nervous system 1
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 0
10 Other eye complaints 0
11 Poor hearing / deafness 0
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 0
16 Heart attack / angina 1
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure 0
18 Other heart problems 0
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 0
23 Asthma 1
24 Hay fever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 1
26 Stomach ulcer / ulcer (nes) / abdominal hernia / rupture 0
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 2
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 0
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 1
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 0
39 Skin complaints 0
40 Other complaints 3
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 1904
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