Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2015

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 303
2 Legs or feet 468
3 Back or neck 2616
4 Difficulty in seeing 279
5 Difficulty in hearing 443
6 Speech impediment 49
7 Skin conditions,allergies 316
8 Chest,breathing problems 637
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1117
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 568
11 Diabetes 385
12 Depression,bad nerves 558
13 Epilepsy 59
14 Learning difficulties 103
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 265
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 213
17 Other problems,disabilities 585
-9 Does not apply 86977
-8 No answer 0
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