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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2021

Variable Details

VariableIllCode1
LabelCode for longstanding illness 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 112
2 Diabetes 145
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 113
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves 393
5 Learning disability 7
6 Epilepsy / fits 19
7 Migraine / headache 23
8 Other problems of nervous system 106
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 21
10 Other eye complaints 28
11 Poor hearing / deafness 30
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 12
14 Other ear complaints 2
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 21
16 Heart attack / angina 40
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure 196
18 Other heart problems 116
19 Piles / haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 1
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 28
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 62
23 Asthma 217
24 Hayfever 19
25 Other respiratory complaints 41
26 Stomach ulcer / ulcer (nes) / abdominal hernia / rupture 23
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 97
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 82
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 16
31 Urinary tract infection 4
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 10
33 Reproductive system disorders 58
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 254
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 106
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 181
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 5
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 36
39 Skin complaints 83
40 Other complaints 28
41 Unclassifiable 20
42 Complaint no longer present 0
43 Long Covid 0
97 Don't know 0
99 Not answered / Refusal 1
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Not applicable 3396
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2021
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland during 2021. The 2021 individual file contains 6,157 records. The 2021 household file contains 8,290 records. The combined 2017/18/19/21 file includes 25,128 cases, the combined 2019/21 file includes 13,038 cases, and the Intake24 food-level dietary data file includes 125,182 cases.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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