Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 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 300
2 Legs or feet 476
3 Back or neck 2604
4 Difficulty in seeing 272
5 Difficulty in hearing 425
6 Speech impediment 56
7 Skin conditions,allergies 352
8 Chest,breathing problems 660
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1128
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 548
11 Diabetes 375
12 Depression,bad nerves 614
13 Epilepsy 57
14 Learning difficulties 103
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 264
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 206
17 Other problems,disabilities 584
-9 Does not apply 86335
-8 No answer 0
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