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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2021

Variable Details

VariableIllCode2
LabelCode for longstanding illness 2
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 38
2 Diabetes 54
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 89
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves 179
5 Learning disability 4
6 Epilepsy / fits 15
7 Migraine / headache 23
8 Other problems of nervous system 39
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 25
10 Other eye complaints 26
11 Poor hearing / deafness 18
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 3
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 5
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 9
16 Heart attack / angina 37
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure 125
18 Other heart problems 62
19 Piles / haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 12
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 20
23 Asthma 67
24 Hayfever 6
25 Other respiratory complaints 20
26 Stomach ulcer / ulcer (nes) / abdominal hernia / rupture 13
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 58
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 49
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 11
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 10
33 Reproductive system disorders 33
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 142
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 61
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 103
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 4
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 20
39 Skin complaints 40
40 Other complaints 18
41 Unclassifiable 4
42 Complaint no longer present 0
43 Long Covid 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 4711
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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