Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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 593
2 Legs or feet 3782
3 Back or neck 1781
4 Difficulty in seeing 285
5 Difficulty in hearing 523
6 Speech impediment 50
7 Skin conditions,allergies 424
8 Chest,breathing problems 1004
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1896
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 800
11 Diabetes 719
12 Depression,bad nerves 781
13 Epilepsy 105
14 Learning difficulties 155
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 437
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 304
17 Other problems,disabilities 930
-9 Does not apply 81381
-8 No answer 0
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