Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2013

Variable Details

VariableHEAL03
LabelHealth problems 3
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 3
Responses
1 Arms,hands 299
2 Legs or feet 528
3 Back or neck 2804
4 Difficulty in seeing 290
5 Difficulty in hearing 453
6 Speech impediment 53
7 Skin conditions,allergies 353
8 Chest,breathing problems 659
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1138
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 545
11 Diabetes 370
12 Depression,bad nerves 574
13 Epilepsy 64
14 Learning difficulties 86
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 273
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 203
17 Other problems,disabilities 581
-9 Does not apply 89605
-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