Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2013

Variable Details

VariableHEAL06
LabelHealth problems 6
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 6
Responses
1 Arms,hands 17
2 Legs or feet 33
3 Back or neck 24
4 Difficulty in seeing 17
5 Difficulty in hearing 46
6 Speech impediment 31
7 Skin conditions,allergies 69
8 Chest,breathing problems 167
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 365
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 354
11 Diabetes 175
12 Depression,bad nerves 331
13 Epilepsy 19
14 Learning difficulties 46
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 159
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 112
17 Other problems,disabilities 207
-9 Does not apply 96706
-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