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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2019

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 44
2 Legs or feet 73
3 Back or neck 93
4 Difficulty in seeing 35
5 Difficulty in hearing 120
6 Speech impediment 33
7 Skin conditions,allergies 143
8 Chest,breathing problems 243
9 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 459
10 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 318
11 Diabetes 150
12 Depression,bad nerves 355
13 Epilepsy 20
14 Learning difficulties 37
15 Mental illness,phobia,panics 179
16 Progressive illness n.e.c. 102
17 Other problems,disabilities 209
-9 Does not apply 82729
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2019
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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