Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2013

Variable Details

VariableHEAL03
LabelHealth problems 3
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 3
Responses
1 Arms,hands 302
2 Legs or feet 519
3 Back or neck 2998
4 Difficulty in seeing 301
5 Difficulty in hearing 506
6 Speech impediment 70
7 Skin conditions,allergies 393
8 Chest,breathing problems 701
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1224
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 618
11 Diabetes 400
12 Depression,bad nerves 596
13 Epilepsy 54
14 Learning difficulties 93
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 238
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 187
17 Other problems,disabilities 589
-9 Does not apply 88742
-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