Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2018

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 547
2 Legs or feet 3313
3 Back or neck 1514
4 Difficulty in seeing 294
5 Difficulty in hearing 484
6 Speech impediment 49
7 Skin conditions,allergies 407
8 Chest,breathing problems 994
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 1687
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 646
11 Diabetes 663
12 Depression,bad nerves 936
13 Epilepsy 83
14 Learning difficulties 124
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 479
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 329
17 Other problems,disabilities 962
-9 Does not apply 75528
-8 No answer 0
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