Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2013

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 48
2 Legs or feet 66
3 Back or neck 95
4 Difficulty in seeing 33
5 Difficulty in hearing 192
6 Speech impediment 49
7 Skin conditions,allergies 184
8 Chest,breathing problems 450
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 756
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 472
11 Diabetes 245
12 Depression,bad nerves 480
13 Epilepsy 27
14 Learning difficulties 57
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 185
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 137
17 Other problems,disabilities 312
-9 Does not apply 94743
-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