Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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 117
2 Legs or feet 164
3 Back or neck 245
4 Difficulty in seeing 325
5 Difficulty in hearing 443
6 Speech impediment 84
7 Skin conditions,allergies 325
8 Chest,breathing problems 554
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 842
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 444
11 Diabetes 288
12 Depression,bad nerves 506
13 Epilepsy 38
14 Learning difficulties 84
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 186
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 153
17 Other problems,disabilities 370
-9 Does not apply 83297
-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