Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableHEAL06
LabelHealth problems 6
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 6.
Responses
1 Arms,hands 17
2 Legs or feet 19
3 Back or neck 51
4 Difficulty in seeing 25
5 Difficulty in hearing 35
6 Speech impediment 18
7 Skin conditions,allergies 65
8 Chest,breathing problems 188
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 424
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 382
11 Diabetes 177
12 Depression,bad nerves 334
13 Epilepsy 27
14 Learning difficulties 33
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 134
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 117
17 Other problems,disabilities 219
-10 No answer/Does not apply 120451
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.