Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 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 4898
2 Legs or feet 3383
3 Back or neck 2393
4 Difficulty in seeing 501
5 Difficulty in hearing 693
6 Speech impediment 47
7 Skin conditions,allergies 666
8 Chest,breathing problems 2824
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 4160
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1078
11 Diabetes 1569
12 Depression,bad nerves 1700
13 Epilepsy 235
14 Learning difficulties 247
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 430
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 806
17 Other problems,disabilities 1762
-9 Does not apply 67944
-8 No answer 23
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 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