Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, February - April, 2020

Variable Details

VariableHEAL2005
LabelWhat health problems does the respondent have - 5
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) 43
2 ?legs or feet 70
3 ?back or neck 86
4 difficulty in seeing (which wearing glasses or contact lense 44
5 difficulty in hearing 119
6 a speech impediment 25
7 severe disfigurements, skin conditions, allergies 120
8 chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis 215
9 heat, blood pressure or blood circulation problems 399
10 stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems 277
11 diabetes 166
12 depression, bad nerves or anxiety 319
13 epilepsy 9
14 severe or specific learning difficulties 45
15 mental illness or suffer from phobias, panics or other nervo 165
16 progressive illness not included elsewhere (eg cancer not in 88
17 other health problems or disabilities 209
18 autism (including autism spectrum condition, asperger syndro 18
-9 Does not apply 71068
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, February - April, 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