Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, January - March, 2017

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 4498
2 Legs or feet 3170
3 Back or neck 2289
4 Difficulty in seeing 460
5 Difficulty in hearing 620
6 Speech impediment 59
7 Skin conditions,allergies 574
8 Chest,breathing problems 2614
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 3747
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1161
11 Diabetes 1561
12 Depression,bad nerves 2021
13 Epilepsy 253
14 Learning difficulties 237
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 539
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 890
17 Other problems,disabilities 1910
-9 Does not apply 65548
-8 No answer 30
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, January - March, 2017
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.