Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 2002

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 262
2 Legs or feet 511
3 Back or neck 4625
4 Difficulty in seeing 555
5 Difficulty in hearing 783
6 Speech impediment 78
7 Skin conditions,allergies 480
8 Chest,breathing problems 973
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1783
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 765
11 Diabetes 384
12 Depression,bad nerves 535
13 Epilepsy 63
14 Learning difficulties 65
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 280
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 229
17 Other problems,disabilities 677
-9 Does not apply 122776
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 2002
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the spring and autumn quarters of the main LFS each year.