Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2018

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 4336
2 Legs or feet 3027
3 Back or neck 2168
4 Difficulty in seeing 478
5 Difficulty in hearing 562
6 Speech impediment 42
7 Skin conditions,allergies 625
8 Chest,breathing problems 2778
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 3827
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 1160
11 Diabetes 1637
12 Depression,bad nerves 2242
13 Epilepsy 226
14 Learning difficulties 216
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 518
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 977
17 Other problems,disabilities 1856
-9 Does not apply 62329
-8 No answer 35
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2018
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