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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHEAL08
LabelHealth problem - 8
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 8
Responses
1 Arms,hands 2
2 Legs or feet 6
3 Back or neck 5
4 Difficulty in seeing 10
5 Difficulty in hearing 8
6 Speech impediment 5
7 Skin conditions,allergies 10
8 Chest,breathing problems 16
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 28
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 56
11 Diabetes 52
12 Depression,bad nerves 127
13 Epilepsy 14
14 Learning difficulties 27
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 113
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 64
17 Other problems,disabilities 82
-9 Does not apply 87903
-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
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