Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2012

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
1 Arms,hands 278
2 Legs or feet 513
3 Back or neck 2998
4 Difficulty in seeing 289
5 Difficulty in hearing 520
6 Speech impediment 77
7 Skin conditions,allergies 361
8 Chest,breathing problems 703
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1231
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 594
11 Diabetes 380
12 Depression,bad nerves 566
13 Epilepsy 49
14 Learning difficulties 86
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 247
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 200
17 Other problems,disabilities 586
-9 Does not apply 88787
-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