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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHEALPB01
LabelPast health problems - 1
Question text ...and what were those health problems or disabilities? Response 1
Responses
1 Arms,hands 199
2 Legs or feet 294
3 Back or neck 238
4 Difficulty in seeing 55
5 Difficulty in hearing 44
6 Speech impediment 3
7 Skin conditions,allergies 38
8 Chest,breathing problems 220
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 329
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 242
11 Diabetes 52
12 Depression,bad nerves 198
13 Epilepsy 17
14 Learning difficulties 3
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 39
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 437
17 Other problems,disabilities 463
-9 Does not apply 89253
-8 No answer 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY.
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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