Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2001

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? Health problem 3
Responses
1 Arms,hands 108
2 Legs or feet 190
3 Back or neck 2498
4 Difficulty in seeing 238
5 Difficulty in hearing 312
6 Speech impediment 56
7 Skin conditions,allergies 254
8 Chest,breathing problems 525
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 828
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 430
11 Diabetes 213
12 Depression,bad nerves 360
13 Epilepsy 61
14 Learning difficulties 76
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 186
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 117
17 Other problems,disabilities 364
-9 Does not apply 131436
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2001
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.