Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

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? Response 4.
Responses
1 Arms,hands 143
2 Legs or feet 228
3 Back or neck 313
4 Difficulty in seeing 504
5 Difficulty in hearing 651
6 Speech impediment 82
7 Skin conditions,allergies 452
8 Chest,breathing problems 848
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1482
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 593
11 Diabetes 337
12 Depression,bad nerves 467
13 Epilepsy 43
14 Learning difficulties 75
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 199
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 213
17 Other problems,disabilities 411
-10 No answer/Does not apply 115675
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.