Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHEAL03
LabelHealth problem - 3
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 3
Responses
1 Arms,hands 255
2 Legs or feet 449
3 Back or neck 2253
4 Difficulty in seeing 236
5 Difficulty in hearing 345
6 Speech impediment 54
7 Skin conditions,allergies 344
8 Chest,breathing problems 588
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 966
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 519
11 Diabetes 343
12 Depression,bad nerves 554
13 Epilepsy 42
14 Learning difficulties 96
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 260
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 186
17 Other problems,disabilities 548
-9 Does not apply 80763
-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