Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHEAL02
LabelHealth problem - 2
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 2
Responses
1 Arms,hands 564
2 Legs or feet 3360
3 Back or neck 1516
4 Difficulty in seeing 262
5 Difficulty in hearing 470
6 Speech impediment 56
7 Skin conditions,allergies 397
8 Chest,breathing problems 1008
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1749
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 681
11 Diabetes 627
12 Depression,bad nerves 833
13 Epilepsy 74
14 Learning difficulties 127
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 460
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 302
17 Other problems,disabilities 900
-9 Does not apply 75142
-8 No answer 0
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