Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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 4882
2 Legs or feet 3456
3 Back or neck 2458
4 Difficulty in seeing 498
5 Difficulty in hearing 635
6 Speech impediment 53
7 Skin conditions,allergies 645
8 Chest,breathing problems 2844
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 4144
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1051
11 Diabetes 1502
12 Depression,bad nerves 1652
13 Epilepsy 259
14 Learning difficulties 248
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 425
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 835
17 Other problems,disabilities 1735
-9 Does not apply 68355
-8 No answer 27
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2014
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly