Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2013

Variable Details

VariableHEAL01
LabelHealth problems 1
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 1
Responses
1 Arms,hands 5002
2 Legs or feet 3446
3 Back or neck 2471
4 Difficulty in seeing 590
5 Difficulty in hearing 691
6 Speech impediment 73
7 Skin conditions,allergies 641
8 Chest,breathing problems 2796
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 4378
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1102
11 Diabetes 1589
12 Depression,bad nerves 1522
13 Epilepsy 280
14 Learning difficulties 237
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 408
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 768
17 Other problems,disabilities 1785
-9 Does not apply 71074
-8 No answer 25
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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