Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2015

Variable Details

VariableHEAL05
LabelHealth problems 5
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 5
Responses
1 Arms,hands 43
2 Legs or feet 63
3 Back or neck 71
4 Difficulty in seeing 49
5 Difficulty in hearing 152
6 Speech impediment 35
7 Skin conditions,allergies 173
8 Chest,breathing problems 384
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 674
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 447
11 Diabetes 212
12 Depression,bad nerves 453
13 Epilepsy 27
14 Learning difficulties 46
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 193
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 132
17 Other problems,disabilities 275
-9 Does not apply 92512
-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