Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 1998

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? Health problem 1
Responses
1 Arms,hands 4418
2 Legs or feet 2528
3 Back or neck 2546
4 Difficulty in seeing 453
5 Difficulty in hearing 716
6 Speech impediment 85
7 Skin conditions,allergies 857
8 Chest,breathing problems 2986
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1715
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 657
11 Diabetes 537
12 Depression,bad nerves 549
13 Epilepsy 299
14 Learning difficulties 188
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 182
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 249
17 Other problems,disabilities 766
-9 128465
-8 12
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 1998
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.