Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2021

Variable Details

VariableIllCode3
LabelCode for longstanding illness 3
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 21
2 Diabetes 14
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 44
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves 86
5 Learning disability 2
6 Epilepsy / fits 5
7 Migraine / headache 5
8 Other problems of nervous system 29
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 8
10 Other eye complaints 12
11 Poor hearing / deafness 11
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 3
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 6
16 Heart attack / angina 13
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure 56
18 Other heart problems 21
19 Piles / haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 13
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 10
23 Asthma 34
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 13
26 Stomach ulcer / ulcer (nes) / abdominal hernia / rupture 14
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 38
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 23
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 3
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 7
33 Reproductive system disorders 16
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 59
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 33
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 64
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 15
39 Skin complaints 18
40 Other complaints 15
41 Unclassifiable 1
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 5440
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