Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2014

Variable Details

VariableHEAL08
LabelHealth problems 8
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 8
Responses
1 Arms,hands 5
2 Legs or feet 6
3 Back or neck 2
4 Difficulty in seeing 5
5 Difficulty in hearing 5
6 Speech impediment 3
7 Skin conditions,allergies 9
8 Chest,breathing problems 14
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 32
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 82
11 Diabetes 56
12 Depression,bad nerves 140
13 Epilepsy 12
14 Learning difficulties 23
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 110
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 62
17 Other problems,disabilities 86
-9 Does not apply 98663
-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