Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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 582
2 Legs or feet 3371
3 Back or neck 1548
4 Difficulty in seeing 304
5 Difficulty in hearing 495
6 Speech impediment 59
7 Skin conditions,allergies 415
8 Chest,breathing problems 1020
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1714
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 682
11 Diabetes 640
12 Depression,bad nerves 886
13 Epilepsy 79
14 Learning difficulties 124
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 471
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 322
17 Other problems,disabilities 945
-9 Does not apply 74242
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2017
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly