Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableheal05
LabelHealth problems 5
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 5
Responses
1 Arms,hands 13
2 Legs or feet 17
3 Back or neck 33
4 Difficulty in seeing 11
5 Difficulty in hearing 123
6 Speech impediment 30
7 Skin conditions,allergies 128
8 Chest,breathing problems 276
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 470
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 321
11 Diabetes 124
12 Depression,bad nerves 314
13 Epilepsy 31
14 Learning difficulties 31
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 132
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 77
17 Other problems,disabilities 204
-9 Does not apply 136940
-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.