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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHEAL05
LabelHealth problem - 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 47
2 Legs or feet 67
3 Back or neck 94
4 Difficulty in seeing 31
5 Difficulty in hearing 140
6 Speech impediment 27
7 Skin conditions,allergies 169
8 Chest,breathing problems 365
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 592
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 394
11 Diabetes 213
12 Depression,bad nerves 418
13 Epilepsy 32
14 Learning difficulties 55
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 183
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 132
17 Other problems,disabilities 282
-9 Does not apply 87042
-8 No answer 0
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
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