Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2015

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 4855
2 Legs or feet 3368
3 Back or neck 2465
4 Difficulty in seeing 533
5 Difficulty in hearing 677
6 Speech impediment 44
7 Skin conditions,allergies 636
8 Chest,breathing problems 2881
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 4228
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1065
11 Diabetes 1523
12 Depression,bad nerves 1735
13 Epilepsy 239
14 Learning difficulties 238
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 408
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 835
17 Other problems,disabilities 1740
-9 Does not apply 68430
-8 No answer 41
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2015
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