Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2004

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 7
2 Legs or feet 14
3 Back or neck 25
4 Difficulty in seeing 16
5 Difficulty in hearing 28
6 Speech impediment 19
7 Skin conditions,allergies 79
8 Chest,breathing problems 212
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 482
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 488
11 Diabetes 183
12 Depression,bad nerves 386
13 Epilepsy 31
14 Learning difficulties 35
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 165
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 157
17 Other problems,disabilities 244
-10 No answer/Does not apply 125248
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2004
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.