Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHEAL02
LabelHealth problem - 2
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 2
Responses
1 Arms,hands 554
2 Legs or feet 3721
3 Back or neck 1630
4 Difficulty in seeing 319
5 Difficulty in hearing 517
6 Speech impediment 64
7 Skin conditions,allergies 460
8 Chest,breathing problems 1061
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1818
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 731
11 Diabetes 622
12 Depression,bad nerves 804
13 Epilepsy 71
14 Learning difficulties 145
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 446
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 299
17 Other problems,disabilities 897
-9 Does not apply 76628
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2016
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