Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2014

Variable Details

VariableHEAL17
LabelHealth problems 17
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 17
Responses
1 Arms,hands 0
2 Legs or feet 0
3 Back or neck 0
4 Difficulty in seeing 0
5 Difficulty in hearing 0
6 Speech impediment 0
7 Skin conditions,allergies 0
8 Chest,breathing problems 0
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 0
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 0
11 Diabetes 0
12 Depression,bad nerves 0
13 Epilepsy 0
14 Learning difficulties 0
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 0
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 0
17 Other problems,disabilities 0
-9 Does not apply 95950
-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