Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHEAL01
LabelHealth problem - 1
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 1
Responses
1 Arms,hands 4393
2 Legs or feet 3072
3 Back or neck 2187
4 Difficulty in seeing 472
5 Difficulty in hearing 564
6 Speech impediment 49
7 Skin conditions,allergies 621
8 Chest,breathing problems 2692
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 3694
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1069
11 Diabetes 1622
12 Depression,bad nerves 2200
13 Epilepsy 223
14 Learning difficulties 220
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 506
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 955
17 Other problems,disabilities 1911
-9 Does not apply 62249
-8 No answer 27
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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