Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2018

Variable Details

VariableHEAL05
LabelHealth problem - 5
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 5
Responses
1 Arms,hands 38
2 Legs or feet 73
3 Back or neck 93
4 Difficulty in seeing 42
5 Difficulty in hearing 131
6 Speech impediment 44
7 Skin conditions,allergies 160
8 Chest,breathing problems 304
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 515
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 335
11 Diabetes 223
12 Depression,bad nerves 350
13 Epilepsy 23
14 Learning difficulties 47
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 155
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 135
17 Other problems,disabilities 251
-9 Does not apply 86120
-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