Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2011

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? Response 1.
Responses
1 Arms,hands 5717
2 Legs or feet 4094
3 Back or neck 2971
4 Difficulty in seeing 657
5 Difficulty in hearing 853
6 Speech impediment 53
7 Skin conditions,allergies 890
8 Chest,breathing problems 3615
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 5417
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1232
11 Diabetes 1688
12 Depression,bad nerves 1014
13 Epilepsy 286
14 Learning difficulties 311
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 367
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 851
17 Other problems,disabilities 2021
-10 No answer/Does not apply 73162
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2011
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 April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.