Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2014

Variable Details

VariableHEAL07
LabelHealth problems 7
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 7
Responses
1 Arms,hands 6
2 Legs or feet 8
3 Back or neck 13
4 Difficulty in seeing 12
5 Difficulty in hearing 12
6 Speech impediment 6
7 Skin conditions,allergies 24
8 Chest,breathing problems 58
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 108
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 205
11 Diabetes 109
12 Depression,bad nerves 257
13 Epilepsy 22
14 Learning difficulties 34
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 123
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 91
17 Other problems,disabilities 112
-9 Does not apply 98115
-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