Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2021

Variable Details

VariableIllCode6
LabelCode for longstanding illness 6
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 1
2 Diabetes 0
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 4
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves 4
5 Learning disability 0
6 Epilepsy / fits 0
7 Migraine / headache 2
8 Other problems of nervous system 3
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 2
10 Other eye complaints 2
11 Poor hearing / deafness 1
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 0
16 Heart attack / angina 0
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure 3
18 Other heart problems 1
19 Piles / haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 2
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 1
23 Asthma 3
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 1
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, 3
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 0
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 0
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 7
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 2
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 10
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 0
39 Skin complaints 4
40 Other complaints 1
41 Unclassifiable 0
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 6091
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