Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableHEAL17
LabelHealth problems - 17
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 17
Responses
1 Arms,hands 0
2 Legs or feet 0
3 Back or neck 0
4 Difficulty in seeing 0
5 Difficulty in hearing 0
6 Speech impediment 0
7 Skin conditions,allergies 0
8 Chest,breathing problems 0
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 0
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 0
11 Diabetes 0
12 Depression,bad nerves 0
13 Epilepsy 0
14 Learning difficulties 0
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 0
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 0
17 Other problems,disabilities 0
-9 Does not apply 92182
-8 No answer 0
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.