Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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 569
2 Legs or feet 3429
3 Back or neck 1519
4 Difficulty in seeing 280
5 Difficulty in hearing 499
6 Speech impediment 54
7 Skin conditions,allergies 409
8 Chest,breathing problems 1005
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1666
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 662
11 Diabetes 662
12 Depression,bad nerves 902
13 Epilepsy 74
14 Learning difficulties 127
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 515
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 335
17 Other problems,disabilities 969
-9 Does not apply 75050
-8 No answer 0
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