Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHEAL01
LabelHealth problem - 1
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 1
Responses
1 Arms,hands 4483
2 Legs or feet 3204
3 Back or neck 2193
4 Difficulty in seeing 482
5 Difficulty in hearing 629
6 Speech impediment 47
7 Skin conditions,allergies 577
8 Chest,breathing problems 2550
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 3725
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1054
11 Diabetes 1525
12 Depression,bad nerves 1765
13 Epilepsy 252
14 Learning difficulties 223
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 459
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 789
17 Other problems,disabilities 1739
-9 Does not apply 64557
-8 No answer 30
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2016
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly