Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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 4748
2 Legs or feet 3559
3 Back or neck 2465
4 Difficulty in seeing 535
5 Difficulty in hearing 628
6 Speech impediment 52
7 Skin conditions,allergies 677
8 Chest,breathing problems 2845
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 4208
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1062
11 Diabetes 1519
12 Depression,bad nerves 1599
13 Epilepsy 245
14 Learning difficulties 240
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 465
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 844
17 Other problems,disabilities 1832
-9 Does not apply 68395
-8 No answer 32
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2014
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly