Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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 46
2 Legs or feet 65
3 Back or neck 100
4 Difficulty in seeing 31
5 Difficulty in hearing 203
6 Speech impediment 50
7 Skin conditions,allergies 182
8 Chest,breathing problems 425
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 700
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 473
11 Diabetes 234
12 Depression,bad nerves 458
13 Epilepsy 26
14 Learning difficulties 59
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 198
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 138
17 Other problems,disabilities 291
-9 Does not apply 93701
-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