Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2015

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 102
2 Legs or feet 185
3 Back or neck 238
4 Difficulty in seeing 365
5 Difficulty in hearing 464
6 Speech impediment 74
7 Skin conditions,allergies 385
8 Chest,breathing problems 684
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 960
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 446
11 Diabetes 302
12 Depression,bad nerves 486
13 Epilepsy 58
14 Learning difficulties 65
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 192
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 171
17 Other problems,disabilities 383
-9 Does not apply 90381
-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