Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, 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 4354
2 Legs or feet 3063
3 Back or neck 2191
4 Difficulty in seeing 442
5 Difficulty in hearing 600
6 Speech impediment 53
7 Skin conditions,allergies 534
8 Chest,breathing problems 2497
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 3638
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1106
11 Diabetes 1507
12 Depression,bad nerves 1914
13 Epilepsy 234
14 Learning difficulties 210
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 512
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 862
17 Other problems,disabilities 1805
-9 Does not apply 62976
-8 No answer 30
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2017
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly