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LIST OF VARIABLES USED IN CURRENT ANALYSIS
1. Scottish Household Survey
Household variables:
La_wt - household weight
Derived variables illnum; illhouse (from hf1_1 to hf1_10)
Hf2_1a to Hf2_10s - type of impairment
Tothinc - household income
Hhtype - household type
Bedstand - bedroom standard
Tenure - housing tenure
Hihagebd - age of head of household
Hc4b - central heating
Hisex - sex of head of household
Hih_stat - marital status of head of household
Hhwork - household working status
Hihecon - employment status of head of household
Hc6 - home internet access
Hf3 - whether anyone in household requires regular help/care
Hf5 - who provides help or care
Hf6 - hours of help or care provided by household members
Hf7 - carers outwith household
Hf8- hours of care provided by carers outwith household
Hd7 - cars available for use by household
Shs_6cla - Scottish Executive 6-fold urban/rural classification
Area - local authority
Hi1a to Hi1e - Financial details
Hi2 - savings/investments
Hi3 - amount of savings
Random adult variables
Filter- rand_ok
Ind_wt - random adults weighting variable
Randsex - sex of random adult
Randage - age of random adult
Randstat- marital status of random adult
Rb1 - rating of neighbourhood
Rb3a to Rb3s aspects of neighbourhood disliked
Rb4za - safety when walking in neighbourhood after dark
Rb4zb- safety at home at night
Rb8nx - quality of life affected by fear of crime
Rb4da to Rb4dc - reliance on neighbours
Rf13ba to Rf13bk - perception of convenience of services
Rf13ca to Rf13ck - frequency of use of services
Rg6a to Rg6m - activities which are difficult to manage on own
Rg1 - general health over past 12 months
Rg5 - Disability status
Rg19 - whether or not currently smoke cigarettes
Rg11 - home help
Rg15 - whether cares for someone outside the house
Licence - details of driving licence
Fredriv - frequency of driving
Re10b2- frequency of bus use
Rc1a to Rc1j - educational qualifications
Randecon - economic status of random adult
R_nssec2 - occupational status of random adult
2. Scottish Health SurveyInt_wt - individual weight
Nurse_wt - weight for nurse-measured variables
Limitill - limiting long-standing condition
Genhelf2 - self assessed general health
Nssec5 - occupation
Simd5 - simd quintiles
Eqv5 - household income
Compm1 to Compm15 - nature of condition
Acutill - episodes of acute illness
Bmivg4 - Body Mass Index (grouped)
Menwhgp - Male waist-hip ratios
Womwhgp - Women waist-hip ratios
Ghq2 - GHQ12
Sf12phy - PCS-12 scale
Sf12men - MCS-12 scale
Numdocg3 - consultations with GP in last 2 weeks
Numyear - number of GP consultations per year
Outpatnt - visits to outpatients
Inpatnt - visits to hospital as inpatient
Medcnj - whether or not currently taking prescribed medication
Numed - number of medicines
Porftvg5 - portions of fruit and vegetables consumed
Cigst1 - smoking status
Cigst2 - number of cigarettes smoked
Overlim - drinking in relation to weekly limits
Alcbasmt- alcohol consumption (men)
Alcbaswt - alcohol consumption (women)
Adt30any - and days over past 4 weeks with 30+ minutes of moderate activity
Adt30gp - summary variable of level of physical activity
Hwkany - housework activity
Manany - heavy manual activity
Wlkany - any walking
Workd - occupational activity
Adsp30 - sports activity
Hlthbrd - health boards in Scotland
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