Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHEAL05
LabelHealth problem - 5
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 5
Responses
1 Arms,hands 38
2 Legs or feet 63
3 Back or neck 97
4 Difficulty in seeing 40
5 Difficulty in hearing 137
6 Speech impediment 26
7 Skin conditions,allergies 173
8 Chest,breathing problems 368
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 549
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 397
11 Diabetes 224
12 Depression,bad nerves 403
13 Epilepsy 34
14 Learning difficulties 54
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 171
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 118
17 Other problems,disabilities 260
-9 Does not apply 85376
-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