Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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 562
2 Legs or feet 3478
3 Back or neck 1589
4 Difficulty in seeing 275
5 Difficulty in hearing 488
6 Speech impediment 50
7 Skin conditions,allergies 421
8 Chest,breathing problems 977
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1832
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 715
11 Diabetes 580
12 Depression,bad nerves 817
13 Epilepsy 82
14 Learning difficulties 123
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 420
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 297
17 Other problems,disabilities 888
-9 Does not apply 74871
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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