Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2001

Variable Details

Variableheal04
LabelHealth problems 4
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 4
Responses
1 Arms,hands 31
2 Legs or feet 61
3 Back or neck 93
4 Difficulty in seeing 323
5 Difficulty in hearing 345
6 Speech impediment 63
7 Skin conditions,allergies 288
8 Chest,breathing problems 594
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 741
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 418
11 Diabetes 145
12 Depression,bad nerves 323
13 Epilepsy 38
14 Learning difficulties 40
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 171
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 112
17 Other problems,disabilities 242
-9 Does not apply 135247
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2001
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.