Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2010

Variable Details

Variablehealpb01
LabelPast health problems 1
Question text ...and what were those health problems or disabilities? Response 1
Responses
1 Arms,hands 188
2 Legs or feet 334
3 Back or neck 227
4 Difficulty in seeing 58
5 Difficulty in hearing 30
6 Speech impediment 2
7 Skin conditions,allergies 48
8 Chest,breathing problems 245
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 371
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 266
11 Diabetes 32
12 Depression,bad nerves 152
13 Epilepsy 29
14 Learning difficulties 1
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 45
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 391
17 Other problems,disabilities 477
-9 Does not apply 105151
-8 No answer 9
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2010
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.;Households;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.