Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2012

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 5465
2 Legs or feet 3751
3 Back or neck 2588
4 Difficulty in seeing 598
5 Difficulty in hearing 838
6 Speech impediment 61
7 Skin conditions,allergies 724
8 Chest,breathing problems 3181
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 4822
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1238
11 Diabetes 1638
12 Depression,bad nerves 1045
13 Epilepsy 282
14 Learning difficulties 316
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 398
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 735
17 Other problems,disabilities 1847
-9 Does not apply 68889
-8 No answer 49
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2012
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly