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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2019

Variable Details

VariableACCKIND
LabelType of Accident
Question text Please could you describe how the accident happened?
Responses
1 Contact with moving machinery 37
2 Hit by moving, flying or falling object 64
3 Hit by a moving vehicle 34
4 Hit something fixed or stationary 33
5 Injured handling, lifting or carrying 117
6 Slipped, tripped or fell on same level 114
7 Fell from a height 42
8 Trapped by sthing collapsing overtng 8
9 Drowned or asphyxiated 0
10 Expd to, or in contact w., harmful subs 9
11 Exposed to fire 3
12 Exposed to an explosion 1
13 Contact w. electy or elec. dischge 1
14 Injured by an animal 16
15 Physically assaulted by a person 52
16 Another kind of accident 122
-9 Does not apply 86760
-8 No answer 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2019
Interviewer InstructionsCode one only Choose the response which best describes how the accident occurred. This may not be the first on the list. You should check your decision with the respondent if you are not sure.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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