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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variableiillnes1
LabelWork-related illnesses, disabilities or other physical problems in the last yr
Question text In the last 12 months, have any employees suffered from any of the following illnesses, disabilities or other physical problems that were caused or made worse by their work? Response 1
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 118
-6 Multi-coded 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 3
1 bone, joint or muscle problems (including back problems and 645
2 breathing or lung problems (including asthma) 23
3 skin problems 32
4 hearing problems 5
5 stress, depression or anxiety 419
6 eye strain 14
7 heart disease/attack, or other circulatory problem 8
8 infectious disease (virus, bacteria) 21
9 none of these 1392
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD I12. 1) bone Bone, joint or muscle problems (including back problems and RSI) 2) breath Breathing or lung problems (including asthma) 3) skin Skin problems 4) hear Hearing problems 5) stress Stress, depression or anxiety 6) eye Eye strain 7) heart Heart disease/attack, or other circulatory problem 8) infect Infectious disease (virus, bacteria) 9) NONE None of these PROBE: Which others? UNTIL 'None'. CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseWorkplaces in Great Britain with five or more employees, excluding workplaces in agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining and quarrying.;Establishments;Trade union officers;Employees;Managers;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for further details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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