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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableHEALTH
LabelMain health problem
Question text Which of these is your main health problem/disability?
Responses
1 Arms,hands 1656
2 Legs or feet 2993
3 Back or neck 2799
4 Difficulty in seeing 381
5 Difficulty in hearing 354
6 Speech impediment 27
7 Skin conditions,allergies 401
8 Chest,breathing problems 2743
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 3879
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1461
11 Diabetes 1832
12 Depression,bad nerves 2311
13 Epilepsy 294
14 Learning difficulties 308
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 878
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 1409
17 Other problems,disabilities 2799
-9 Does not apply 65363
-8 No answer 242
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 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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