Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2015

Variable Details

VariableHEAL03
LabelHealth problems 3
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 3
Responses
1 Arms,hands 282
2 Legs or feet 485
3 Back or neck 2547
4 Difficulty in seeing 247
5 Difficulty in hearing 410
6 Speech impediment 51
7 Skin conditions,allergies 346
8 Chest,breathing problems 644
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1078
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 549
11 Diabetes 401
12 Depression,bad nerves 584
13 Epilepsy 49
14 Learning difficulties 97
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 262
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 205
17 Other problems,disabilities 518
-9 Does not apply 82863
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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