Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2008

Variable Details

Variableheal01
LabelHealth problems 1
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 1.
Responses
1 Arms,hands 6855
2 Legs or feet 4806
3 Back or neck 3179
4 Difficulty in seeing 940
5 Difficulty in hearing 1175
6 Speech impediment 65
7 Skin conditions,allergies 751
8 Chest,breathing problems 3830
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 6796
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1216
11 Diabetes 1823
12 Depression,bad nerves 942
13 Epilepsy 346
14 Learning difficulties 310
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 355
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 943
17 Other problems,disabilities 1929
-9 Does not apply 86751
-8 No answer 43
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From winter 1994-1995, Northern Ireland is included in each quarter. Prior to this, data were only collected there in the March-May quarter each year. When the LFS moved to a quarterly cycle, two new groups of people were included in the survey to improve the coverage of young people: residents in National Health Service (NHS) hospital accommodation (formerly called nurses' homes), and students living in halls of residence or boarding schools.<br>Northern Ireland is not included in the Local Area Data files before 1997.;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.