Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, 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 592
2 Legs or feet 3456
3 Back or neck 1587
4 Difficulty in seeing 316
5 Difficulty in hearing 502
6 Speech impediment 66
7 Skin conditions,allergies 437
8 Chest,breathing problems 1056
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1759
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 710
11 Diabetes 656
12 Depression,bad nerves 918
13 Epilepsy 82
14 Learning difficulties 139
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 501
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 333
17 Other problems,disabilities 971
-9 Does not apply 77242
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2017
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeUntil 2015, data were produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year. From January 2015, the household datasets are produced for each quarter.