Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 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 4824
2 Legs or feet 3505
3 Back or neck 2446
4 Difficulty in seeing 550
5 Difficulty in hearing 634
6 Speech impediment 54
7 Skin conditions,allergies 709
8 Chest,breathing problems 2823
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 4194
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1050
11 Diabetes 1537
12 Depression,bad nerves 1639
13 Epilepsy 250
14 Learning difficulties 241
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 442
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 843
17 Other problems,disabilities 1786
-9 Does not apply 71107
-8 No answer 34
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2014
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly