Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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 110
2 Legs or feet 194
3 Back or neck 234
4 Difficulty in seeing 340
5 Difficulty in hearing 434
6 Speech impediment 65
7 Skin conditions,allergies 369
8 Chest,breathing problems 661
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 973
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 510
11 Diabetes 272
12 Depression,bad nerves 490
13 Epilepsy 49
14 Learning difficulties 77
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 211
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 182
17 Other problems,disabilities 396
-9 Does not apply 87217
-8 No answer 0
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