Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2013

Variable Details

VariableHEAL07
LabelHealth problems 7
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 7
Responses
1 Arms,hands 12
2 Legs or feet 6
3 Back or neck 11
4 Difficulty in seeing 9
5 Difficulty in hearing 7
6 Speech impediment 5
7 Skin conditions,allergies 18
8 Chest,breathing problems 55
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 125
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 193
11 Diabetes 99
12 Depression,bad nerves 268
13 Epilepsy 18
14 Learning difficulties 27
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 142
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 68
17 Other problems,disabilities 153
-9 Does not apply 97315
-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