Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablehealpb16
LabelPast health problems 16
Question text ... and what were those 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 16
Responses
1 Arms,hands 0
2 Legs or feet 0
3 Back or neck 0
4 Difficulty in seeing 0
5 Difficulty in hearing 0
6 Speech impediment 0
7 Skin conditions,allergies 0
8 Chest,breathing problems 0
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 0
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 0
11 Diabetes 0
12 Depression,bad nerves 0
13 Epilepsy 0
14 Learning difficulties 0
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 0
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 0
17 Other problems,disabilities 0
-9 Does not apply 147203
-8 No answer 0
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.