Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2012

Variable Details

VariableHEAL02
LabelHealth problems 2
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 2
Responses
1 Arms,hands 612
2 Legs or feet 4412
3 Back or neck 1952
4 Difficulty in seeing 331
5 Difficulty in hearing 585
6 Speech impediment 61
7 Skin conditions,allergies 476
8 Chest,breathing problems 1154
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 2081
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 821
11 Diabetes 746
12 Depression,bad nerves 662
13 Epilepsy 100
14 Learning difficulties 145
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 320
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 294
17 Other problems,disabilities 1042
-9 Does not apply 82671
-8 No answer 0
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