Scottish Health Survey: content review outcomes report
This report summarises changes that have and will be made to the content of the Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) from 2024 onwards. Some of these changes do not apply to the 2024 survey and will be made to future years.
Annex 8 - General health and long-term conditions module
Please note that changes to the module are highlighted in bold.
ASK ALL (0+)
[GenHelf]
How is your health in general? Would you say it was ...READ OUT…
...very good,
good,
fair,
bad, or
very bad?
[LongIl12] LongIll
Do you have a physical or mental health condition or illness lasting, or expected to last, 12 months or more?
Yes
No
(Up to six long-standing illnesses are recorded in the program).
IF LongIl12=Yes OR More=Yes THEN
[IllCode]* (variable names IllCode1 to IllCode6) IllsM [1] to [6]
What (other) condition(s) or illness(es) do you have?
INTERVIEWER: RECORD FULLY. PROBE FOR DETAIL.
Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growths and benign (non-malignant) lumps and cysts
Diabetes
Other endocrine/metabolic
Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes)
Learning difficulty ( e. g. dyslexia, dyscalculia)
Neurodivergence (e. g. learning disability, autism, fetal alcohol syndrome, ADHD)
Epilepsy/fits
Migraine/headache
Other problems of nervous system
Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness
Other eye complaints
Poor hearing/deafness
Tinnitus/noises in the ear
Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems
Other ear complaints
Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis
Heart attack/angina
Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes)
Other heart problems
Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus
Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities
Other blood vessels/embolic
Bronchitis/emphysema
Asthma
Hayfever
Other respiratory complaints
Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture
Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile ducts, small intestine - duodenum, jejunum and ileum)
Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, colon, rectum
Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue
Kidney complaints
Urinary tract infection
Other bladder problems/incontinence
Menstrual/gynaecological issues (e. g. endometriosis, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, fibroids, heavy menstrual bleeding, severe menstrual pain)
Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis
Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck
Other problems of bones/joints/muscles
Infectious and parasitic disease
Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity disorders
Skin complaints
Other complaints
unclassifiable
Complaint no longer present
Not answered/Refusal
(LimAct12 and More repeated for each illness mentioned at IllsM)
[LTImp24_] (variable names LTImp1-LTImp6)
[SHOW CARD A9]
Does (name of condition) affect you in any of the following areas?
Vision (e.g. blindness or partial sight)
Hearing (e.g. deafness or partial hearing)
Mobility (e.g. walking short distances or climbing stairs)
Dexterity (e.g. lifting or carrying objects using a keyboard)
Learning or understanding or concentrating
Memory
Mental health
Stamina or breathing or fatigue
Socially or behaviourally (e.g. associated with autism, attention deficit disorder or Asperger’s syndrome)
Other (please specify)
None of the above
Ask If LTIMp24=10
LTImpO
In what other way(s) does (name of condition) affect you?
[LimAct12] (variable names Limit
Ac121-LimitAc126)
Does (name of condition) limit your activities in any way?
INTERVIEWER: IF YES, PROBE: Is that a little or a lot?
Yes, a lot
Yes, a little
Not at all
[More]* (variable names More1-More6)
(Can I check) do you have any other physical or mental health condition or illness?
Yes
No
ASK ALL 16+
[LifeSat]
SHOW CARD A14
All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole nowadays?
0 – Extremely dissatisfied
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 – Extremely satisfied
Contact
ScottishHealthSurvey@gov.scot
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