Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHEAL01
LabelHealth problems - 1
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 1
Responses
1 Arms,hands 4518
2 Legs or feet 3286
3 Back or neck 2281
4 Difficulty in seeing 468
5 Difficulty in hearing 648
6 Speech impediment 65
7 Skin conditions,allergies 631
8 Chest,breathing problems 2640
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 3799
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1128
11 Diabetes 1572
12 Depression,bad nerves 1906
13 Epilepsy 266
14 Learning difficulties 219
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 535
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 851
17 Other problems,disabilities 1868
-9 Does not apply 65481
-8 No answer 20
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2016
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeUntil 2015, data were produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year. From January 2015, the household datasets are produced for each quarter.