Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2012

Variable Details

VariableHEAL05
LabelHealth problems 5
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 5
Responses
1 Arms,hands 52
2 Legs or feet 66
3 Back or neck 93
4 Difficulty in seeing 30
5 Difficulty in hearing 192
6 Speech impediment 47
7 Skin conditions,allergies 215
8 Chest,breathing problems 425
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 764
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 485
11 Diabetes 265
12 Depression,bad nerves 474
13 Epilepsy 33
14 Learning difficulties 47
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 200
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 146
17 Other problems,disabilities 299
-9 Does not apply 94632
-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