Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2015

Variable Details

VariableHEAL05
LabelHealth problems 5
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 5
Responses
1 Arms,hands 46
2 Legs or feet 64
3 Back or neck 85
4 Difficulty in seeing 45
5 Difficulty in hearing 162
6 Speech impediment 44
7 Skin conditions,allergies 166
8 Chest,breathing problems 349
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 656
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 424
11 Diabetes 225
12 Depression,bad nerves 443
13 Epilepsy 29
14 Learning difficulties 61
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 200
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 136
17 Other problems,disabilities 290
-9 Does not apply 89359
-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