Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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 180
3 Back or neck 242
4 Difficulty in seeing 282
5 Difficulty in hearing 459
6 Speech impediment 84
7 Skin conditions,allergies 359
8 Chest,breathing problems 658
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 948
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 470
11 Diabetes 274
12 Depression,bad nerves 468
13 Epilepsy 38
14 Learning difficulties 54
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 188
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 176
17 Other problems,disabilities 377
-9 Does not apply 90557
-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