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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablerg5
Labelrg5 - Do you have any long-standing illness, health problem or disability that limits your daily activities?
Question text COULD I JUST CHECK, DO YOU HAVE ANY LONG-STANDING ILLNESS, HEALTH PROBLEM OR DISABILITY THAT LIMITS YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES OR THE KIND OF WORK THAT YOU CAN DO? BY DISABILITY AS OPPOSED TO ILL-HEALTH, I MEAN A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT, WHICH HAS A SUBSTANTIAL AND LONG-TERM ADVERSE EFFECT ON YOUR ABILITY TO CARRY OUT NORMAL DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES.
Responses
1 Yes, disability 415
2 Yes, illness or health problem 1018
3 Yes, both disability and illness or health problem 556
4 No, neither 4686
Sysmiss 3967
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2012
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households and individual adults within households in Scotland.
SamplingSimple random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;Random adult sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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