Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2014

Variable Details

VariableHEAL04
LabelHealth problems 4
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 4
Responses
1 Arms,hands 136
2 Legs or feet 177
3 Back or neck 226
4 Difficulty in seeing 328
5 Difficulty in hearing 477
6 Speech impediment 71
7 Skin conditions,allergies 410
8 Chest,breathing problems 676
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 963
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 488
11 Diabetes 277
12 Depression,bad nerves 495
13 Epilepsy 35
14 Learning difficulties 58
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 189
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 157
17 Other problems,disabilities 387
-9 Does not apply 93118
-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