Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2015

Variable Details

VariableHEAL07
LabelHealth problems 7
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 7
Responses
1 Arms,hands 6
2 Legs or feet 10
3 Back or neck 17
4 Difficulty in seeing 10
5 Difficulty in hearing 16
6 Speech impediment 4
7 Skin conditions,allergies 25
8 Chest,breathing problems 54
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 103
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 153
11 Diabetes 110
12 Depression,bad nerves 259
13 Epilepsy 16
14 Learning difficulties 32
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 137
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 95
17 Other problems,disabilities 114
-9 Does not apply 94198
-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