Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1997

Variable Details

Variableheal03
LabelHealth problems 3
Question text Do you have... problems or disabilities (including arthritis or rheumatism) connected with your arms or hands; legs or feet; back or neck; do you have difficulty in seeing (while wearing spectacles or contact lenses); difficulty in hearing; a speech impediment; severe disfigurement, skin conditions, allergies; chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis; heart, blood pressure or blood circulation problems; stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems; diabetes; depression, bad nerves or anxiety; epilepsy; severe or specific learning difficulties (mental handicap); mental illness or suffer from phobias, panics or other nervous disorders; progressive illness not included elsewhere (e.g. cancer not included elsewhere, multiple sclerosis, symptomatic HIV, Parkinson's disease, muscular dystrophy); other health problems or disabilities? Health problem 3
Responses
1 Arms,hands 38
2 Legs or feet 79
3 Back or neck 2248
4 Difficulty in seeing 177
5 Difficulty in hearing 295
6 Speech impediment 62
7 Skin conditions,allergies 266
8 Chest,breathing problems 489
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 589
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 414
11 Diabetes 123
12 Depression,bad nerves 418
13 Epilepsy 56
14 Learning difficulties 88
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 247
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 74
17 Other problems,disabilities 258
-9 Does not apply 142918
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1997
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.