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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableHEALTH
LabelMain health problem
Question text Which of these is your main health problem/disability?
Responses
1 Arms,hands 1680
2 Legs or feet 3026
3 Back or neck 2788
4 Difficulty in seeing 379
5 Difficulty in hearing 390
6 Speech impediment 19
7 Skin conditions,allergies 416
8 Chest,breathing problems 2699
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 3897
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1459
11 Diabetes 1873
12 Depression,bad nerves 2239
13 Epilepsy 300
14 Learning difficulties 325
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 894
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 1400
17 Other problems,disabilities 2724
-9 Does not apply 65441
-8 No answer 233
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.
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