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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2019

Variable Details

VariableTYPINJ
LabelType of injury incurred through accident
Question text (Thinking of your most recent injury) how would you describe the injury you received?
Responses
1 Amputation (NOT superficial) 2
2 Fracture/ broken bones (NOT superficial) 85
3 Dislocation of joints (without fracture) 18
4 Strain/ sprain 168
5 Superficial (inc. bruising, abrasions, scratches, foreign bo 126
6 Lacerations/ open wounds 84
7 Loss of sight (temporary or permanent) 5
8 Chemical or hot metal burn to the eyeball/ any penetrating i 4
9 Burns/scalds (NOT to the eye) 29
10 Lack of oxygen (asphyxia) or poisoning 2
11 Other type of injury 120
12 Multiple injuries, no one injury type obviously more severe 11
-9 Does not apply 86760
-8 No answer 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2019
Interviewer InstructionsAsk or record Choose one code which bests describes the injury
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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