Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2009

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? Response 3.
Responses
-10 106750
1 Arms,hands 422
2 Legs or feet 672
3 Back or neck 3402
4 Difficulty in seeing 342
5 Difficulty in hearing 647
6 Speech impediment 72
7 Skin conditions,allergies 376
8 Chest,breathing problems 807
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1635
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 656
11 Diabetes 477
12 Depression,bad nerves 452
13 Epilepsy 59
14 Learning difficulties 90
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 244
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 243
17 Other problems,disabilities 623
-9 Does not apply 0
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2009
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.