Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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 50
2 Legs or feet 60
3 Back or neck 110
4 Difficulty in seeing 35
5 Difficulty in hearing 162
6 Speech impediment 43
7 Skin conditions,allergies 174
8 Chest,breathing problems 362
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 656
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 419
11 Diabetes 198
12 Depression,bad nerves 423
13 Epilepsy 26
14 Learning difficulties 57
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 189
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 124
17 Other problems,disabilities 281
-9 Does not apply 88249
-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