Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 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 531
2 Legs or feet 3344
3 Back or neck 1484
4 Difficulty in seeing 282
5 Difficulty in hearing 497
6 Speech impediment 57
7 Skin conditions,allergies 393
8 Chest,breathing problems 969
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1670
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 664
11 Diabetes 617
12 Depression,bad nerves 876
13 Epilepsy 76
14 Learning difficulties 126
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 472
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 291
17 Other problems,disabilities 902
-9 Does not apply 75550
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2017
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly