Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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 10
2 Legs or feet 11
3 Back or neck 12
4 Difficulty in seeing 8
5 Difficulty in hearing 9
6 Speech impediment 5
7 Skin conditions,allergies 28
8 Chest,breathing problems 60
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 135
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 186
11 Diabetes 110
12 Depression,bad nerves 252
13 Epilepsy 24
14 Learning difficulties 33
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 130
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 84
17 Other problems,disabilities 144
-9 Does not apply 96139
-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