Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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 4812
2 Legs or feet 3410
3 Back or neck 2282
4 Difficulty in seeing 538
5 Difficulty in hearing 617
6 Speech impediment 50
7 Skin conditions,allergies 666
8 Chest,breathing problems 2763
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 4054
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1115
11 Diabetes 1569
12 Depression,bad nerves 1692
13 Epilepsy 242
14 Learning difficulties 230
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 434
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 765
17 Other problems,disabilities 1723
-9 Does not apply 65801
-8 No answer 21
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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