Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHEAL04
LabelHealth problem - 4
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 4
Responses
1 Arms,hands 108
2 Legs or feet 200
3 Back or neck 223
4 Difficulty in seeing 337
5 Difficulty in hearing 461
6 Speech impediment 74
7 Skin conditions,allergies 342
8 Chest,breathing problems 630
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 881
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 472
11 Diabetes 286
12 Depression,bad nerves 542
13 Epilepsy 43
14 Learning difficulties 84
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 206
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 154
17 Other problems,disabilities 396
-9 Does not apply 85348
-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