Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2013

Variable Details

VariableHEAL02
LabelHealth problems 2
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 2
Responses
1 Arms,hands 619
2 Legs or feet 4438
3 Back or neck 1958
4 Difficulty in seeing 316
5 Difficulty in hearing 595
6 Speech impediment 64
7 Skin conditions,allergies 497
8 Chest,breathing problems 1127
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 2126
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 838
11 Diabetes 777
12 Depression,bad nerves 687
13 Epilepsy 101
14 Learning difficulties 127
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 339
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 302
17 Other problems,disabilities 1070
-9 Does not apply 82550
-8 No answer 0
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