Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHEAL03
LabelHealth problem - 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 278
2 Legs or feet 473
3 Back or neck 2553
4 Difficulty in seeing 247
5 Difficulty in hearing 406
6 Speech impediment 52
7 Skin conditions,allergies 323
8 Chest,breathing problems 629
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1055
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 550
11 Diabetes 383
12 Depression,bad nerves 569
13 Epilepsy 58
14 Learning difficulties 99
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 262
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 210
17 Other problems,disabilities 540
-9 Does not apply 82100
-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