Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2019

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 19
2 Legs or feet 22
3 Back or neck 27
4 Difficulty in seeing 16
5 Difficulty in hearing 30
6 Speech impediment 20
7 Skin conditions,allergies 79
8 Chest,breathing problems 108
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 224
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 225
11 Diabetes 124
12 Depression,bad nerves 281
13 Epilepsy 16
14 Learning difficulties 40
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 132
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 93
17 Other problems,disabilities 161
-9 Does not apply 84931
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2019
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study