Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHEAL04
LabelHealth problem - 4
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 4
Responses
1 Arms,hands 115
2 Legs or feet 152
3 Back or neck 210
4 Difficulty in seeing 291
5 Difficulty in hearing 415
6 Speech impediment 50
7 Skin conditions,allergies 307
8 Chest,breathing problems 573
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 813
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 440
11 Diabetes 288
12 Depression,bad nerves 458
13 Epilepsy 30
14 Learning difficulties 60
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 194
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 164
17 Other problems,disabilities 368
-9 Does not apply 83873
-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