Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2008

Variable Details

Variablehealpb01
LabelPast health problems 1
Question text What were those health problems or disabilities? [(apart from those you have already told me about) that have lasted for longer than one year?]. Response 1.
Responses
1 Arms,hands 282
2 Legs or feet 470
3 Back or neck 360
4 Difficulty in seeing 126
5 Difficulty in hearing 43
6 Speech impediment 7
7 Skin conditions,allergies 71
8 Chest,breathing problems 312
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 492
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 392
11 Diabetes 49
12 Depression,bad nerves 185
13 Epilepsy 48
14 Learning difficulties 4
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 53
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 500
17 Other problems,disabilities 655
-9 Does not apply 117990
-8 No answer 10
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsPROBE ALL HEALTH PROBS/DISABS THAT AFFECTED RESPONDENT IN PAST. CODE 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.