Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2007

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? Response 3.
Responses
1 Arms,hands 402
2 Legs or feet 669
3 Back or neck 3617
4 Difficulty in seeing 391
5 Difficulty in hearing 661
6 Speech impediment 76
7 Skin conditions,allergies 418
8 Chest,breathing problems 843
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1705
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 665
11 Diabetes 493
12 Depression,bad nerves 541
13 Epilepsy 70
14 Learning difficulties 73
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 250
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 266
17 Other problems,disabilities 675
-10 No answer/Does not apply 110901
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2007
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.