Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHEAL03
LabelHealth problem - 3
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 3
Responses
1 Arms,hands 254
2 Legs or feet 474
3 Back or neck 2303
4 Difficulty in seeing 248
5 Difficulty in hearing 383
6 Speech impediment 49
7 Skin conditions,allergies 298
8 Chest,breathing problems 593
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 954
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 533
11 Diabetes 381
12 Depression,bad nerves 549
13 Epilepsy 46
14 Learning difficulties 81
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 237
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 178
17 Other problems,disabilities 547
-9 Does not apply 80298
-8 No answer 0
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