Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHEAL03
LabelHealth problem - 3
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 3
Responses
1 Arms,hands 281
2 Legs or feet 463
3 Back or neck 2257
4 Difficulty in seeing 235
5 Difficulty in hearing 368
6 Speech impediment 63
7 Skin conditions,allergies 330
8 Chest,breathing problems 560
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 958
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 509
11 Diabetes 323
12 Depression,bad nerves 593
13 Epilepsy 55
14 Learning difficulties 96
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 281
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 184
17 Other problems,disabilities 582
-9 Does not apply 80588
-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