Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2014

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 641
2 Legs or feet 3957
3 Back or neck 1799
4 Difficulty in seeing 298
5 Difficulty in hearing 518
6 Speech impediment 52
7 Skin conditions,allergies 421
8 Chest,breathing problems 1015
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1917
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 730
11 Diabetes 749
12 Depression,bad nerves 817
13 Epilepsy 98
14 Learning difficulties 125
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 446
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 312
17 Other problems,disabilities 937
-9 Does not apply 84483
-8 No answer 0
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