Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHEAL01
LabelHealth problem - 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 4296
2 Legs or feet 3205
3 Back or neck 2182
4 Difficulty in seeing 447
5 Difficulty in hearing 593
6 Speech impediment 61
7 Skin conditions,allergies 563
8 Chest,breathing problems 2551
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 3710
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1080
11 Diabetes 1492
12 Depression,bad nerves 1861
13 Epilepsy 251
14 Learning difficulties 200
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 490
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 834
17 Other problems,disabilities 1842
-9 Does not apply 62719
-8 No answer 29
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2016
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly