Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 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 106
2 Legs or feet 194
3 Back or neck 239
4 Difficulty in seeing 340
5 Difficulty in hearing 446
6 Speech impediment 70
7 Skin conditions,allergies 364
8 Chest,breathing problems 699
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 968
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 488
11 Diabetes 278
12 Depression,bad nerves 519
13 Epilepsy 54
14 Learning difficulties 74
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 219
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 179
17 Other problems,disabilities 392
-9 Does not apply 89730
-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