Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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 39
2 Legs or feet 74
3 Back or neck 80
4 Difficulty in seeing 40
5 Difficulty in hearing 136
6 Speech impediment 31
7 Skin conditions,allergies 167
8 Chest,breathing problems 354
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 585
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 400
11 Diabetes 214
12 Depression,bad nerves 377
13 Epilepsy 28
14 Learning difficulties 55
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 185
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 127
17 Other problems,disabilities 279
-9 Does not apply 85294
-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