Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 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 613
2 Legs or feet 3889
3 Back or neck 1747
4 Difficulty in seeing 295
5 Difficulty in hearing 535
6 Speech impediment 51
7 Skin conditions,allergies 428
8 Chest,breathing problems 1006
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1938
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 731
11 Diabetes 708
12 Depression,bad nerves 802
13 Epilepsy 98
14 Learning difficulties 151
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 465
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 298
17 Other problems,disabilities 886
-9 Does not apply 84027
-8 No answer 0
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