Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2013

Variable Details

VariableHEAL01
LabelHealth problems 1
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 1
Responses
1 Arms,hands 5462
2 Legs or feet 3726
3 Back or neck 2646
4 Difficulty in seeing 585
5 Difficulty in hearing 839
6 Speech impediment 60
7 Skin conditions,allergies 729
8 Chest,breathing problems 3161
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 4817
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1235
11 Diabetes 1623
12 Depression,bad nerves 996
13 Epilepsy 295
14 Learning difficulties 315
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 402
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 741
17 Other problems,disabilities 1943
-9 Does not apply 68921
-8 No answer 35
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2013
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