Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHEAL06
LabelHealth problem - 6
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 6
Responses
1 Arms,hands 18
2 Legs or feet 17
3 Back or neck 33
4 Difficulty in seeing 20
5 Difficulty in hearing 20
6 Speech impediment 12
7 Skin conditions,allergies 52
8 Chest,breathing problems 143
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 302
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 278
11 Diabetes 136
12 Depression,bad nerves 334
13 Epilepsy 18
14 Learning difficulties 45
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 166
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 94
17 Other problems,disabilities 176
-9 Does not apply 86601
-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