Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHEAL04
LabelHealth problem - 4
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 4
Responses
1 Arms,hands 118
2 Legs or feet 151
3 Back or neck 237
4 Difficulty in seeing 328
5 Difficulty in hearing 412
6 Speech impediment 61
7 Skin conditions,allergies 327
8 Chest,breathing problems 526
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 818
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 427
11 Diabetes 285
12 Depression,bad nerves 472
13 Epilepsy 37
14 Learning difficulties 75
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 202
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 156
17 Other problems,disabilities 364
-9 Does not apply 83410
-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