Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2018

Variable Details

VariableHEAL06
LabelHealth problem - 6
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 6
Responses
1 Arms,hands 25
2 Legs or feet 19
3 Back or neck 36
4 Difficulty in seeing 15
5 Difficulty in hearing 31
6 Speech impediment 16
7 Skin conditions,allergies 65
8 Chest,breathing problems 136
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 246
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 302
11 Diabetes 138
12 Depression,bad nerves 318
13 Epilepsy 15
14 Learning difficulties 32
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 133
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 88
17 Other problems,disabilities 177
-9 Does not apply 87247
-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