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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2002

Variable Details

VariableHEAL02
LabelHealth problems 2
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 2
Responses
1 Arms,hands 449
2 Legs or feet 5382
3 Back or neck 2659
4 Difficulty in seeing 492
5 Difficulty in hearing 823
6 Speech impediment 78
7 Skin conditions,allergies 564
8 Chest,breathing problems 1478
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 2344
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 916
11 Diabetes 586
12 Depression,bad nerves 604
13 Epilepsy 113
14 Learning difficulties 151
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 332
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 270
17 Other problems,disabilities 985
-10 No answer/Does not apply 120590
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 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.
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