Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2012

Variable Details

VariableHEAL04
LabelHealth problems 4
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 4
Responses
1 Arms,hands 114
2 Legs or feet 173
3 Back or neck 262
4 Difficulty in seeing 387
5 Difficulty in hearing 568
6 Speech impediment 80
7 Skin conditions,allergies 389
8 Chest,breathing problems 761
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1152
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 552
11 Diabetes 281
12 Depression,bad nerves 502
13 Epilepsy 38
14 Learning difficulties 67
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 212
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 182
17 Other problems,disabilities 407
-9 Does not apply 92338
-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