Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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 612
2 Legs or feet 4147
3 Back or neck 1784
4 Difficulty in seeing 314
5 Difficulty in hearing 553
6 Speech impediment 57
7 Skin conditions,allergies 450
8 Chest,breathing problems 1073
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1945
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 754
11 Diabetes 739
12 Depression,bad nerves 813
13 Epilepsy 92
14 Learning difficulties 128
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 411
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 310
17 Other problems,disabilities 978
-9 Does not apply 82220
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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