Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2014

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 4845
2 Legs or feet 3444
3 Back or neck 2477
4 Difficulty in seeing 591
5 Difficulty in hearing 662
6 Speech impediment 49
7 Skin conditions,allergies 671
8 Chest,breathing problems 2836
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 4305
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1085
11 Diabetes 1563
12 Depression,bad nerves 1610
13 Epilepsy 284
14 Learning difficulties 253
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 427
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 829
17 Other problems,disabilities 1761
-9 Does not apply 71587
-8 No answer 36
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2014
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly