Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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 609
2 Legs or feet 4069
3 Back or neck 1778
4 Difficulty in seeing 306
5 Difficulty in hearing 512
6 Speech impediment 61
7 Skin conditions,allergies 475
8 Chest,breathing problems 1039
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1961
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 722
11 Diabetes 782
12 Depression,bad nerves 844
13 Epilepsy 100
14 Learning difficulties 122
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 433
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 292
17 Other problems,disabilities 991
-9 Does not apply 83782
-8 No answer 0
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