Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2014

Variable Details

VariableHEAL03
LabelHealth problems 3
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 3
Responses
1 Arms,hands 300
2 Legs or feet 488
3 Back or neck 2550
4 Difficulty in seeing 263
5 Difficulty in hearing 446
6 Speech impediment 54
7 Skin conditions,allergies 335
8 Chest,breathing problems 612
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1100
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 533
11 Diabetes 391
12 Depression,bad nerves 570
13 Epilepsy 55
14 Learning difficulties 74
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 257
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 208
17 Other problems,disabilities 564
-9 Does not apply 87150
-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