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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1998

Variable Details

Variablehealpb01
LabelPast health problems 1
Question text ... and what were these health problems or disabilities (that have lasted for longer than one year)? 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? Past health problem 1
Responses
1 Arms,hands 219
2 Legs or feet 337
3 Back or neck 438
4 Difficulty in seeing 34
5 Difficulty in hearing 62
6 Speech impediment 8
7 Skin conditions,allergies 106
8 Chest,breathing problems 337
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 235
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 383
11 Diabetes 6
12 Depression,bad nerves 253
13 Epilepsy 68
14 Learning difficulties 3
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 56
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 163
17 Other problems,disabilities 557
-9 Does not apply 143932
-8 No answer 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsProbe for all health probs/disabs that affected respondent in the past.
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.
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