Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2020

Variable Details

VariableHEAL2003
LabelWhat health problems does the respondent have - 3
Question text Do you have... 1 problems or disabilities (including arthritis or rheumatism) connected with your arms or hands? 2 ...legs or feet? 3 ...back or neck? 4 difficulty in seeing (while wearing spectacles or contact lenses)? 5 difficulty in hearing? 6 a speech impediment? 7 severe disfigurements, skin conditions, allergies? 8 chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis? 9 heart, blood pressure or blood circulation problems? 10 stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems? 11 Diabetes? 12 depression, bad nerves or anxiety? 13 Epilepsy? 14 severe or specific learning difficulties? 15 mental illness or suffer from phobias, panics or other nervous disorders? 16 progressive illness not included elsewhere (eg cancer not included elsewhere, multiple sclerosis, symptomatic HIV, Parkinson's disease, Muscular Dystrophy)? 17 other health problems or disabilities? 18 Autism (including autism spectrum condition, Asperger syndrome)
Responses
1 problems or disabilities (including arthritis or rheumatism) 322
2 ?legs or feet 505
3 ?back or neck 1740
4 difficulty in seeing (which wearing glasses or contact lense 177
5 difficulty in hearing 277
6 a speech impediment 38
7 severe disfigurements, skin conditions, allergies 226
8 chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis 510
9 heat, blood pressure or blood circulation problems 767
10 stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems 440
11 diabetes 290
12 depression, bad nerves or anxiety 589
13 epilepsy 29
14 severe or specific learning difficulties 90
15 mental illness or suffer from phobias, panics or other nervo 254
16 progressive illness not included elsewhere (eg cancer not in 177
17 other health problems or disabilities 521
18 autism (including autism spectrum condition, asperger syndro 24
-9 Does not apply 70927
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2020
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study