Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, February - April, 2020

Variable Details

VariableHEAL2006
LabelWhat health problems does the respondent have - 6
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) 26
2 ?legs or feet 25
3 ?back or neck 32
4 difficulty in seeing (which wearing glasses or contact lense 18
5 difficulty in hearing 23
6 a speech impediment 14
7 severe disfigurements, skin conditions, allergies 68
8 chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis 101
9 heat, blood pressure or blood circulation problems 164
10 stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems 206
11 diabetes 122
12 depression, bad nerves or anxiety 253
13 epilepsy 11
14 severe or specific learning difficulties 28
15 mental illness or suffer from phobias, panics or other nervo 113
16 progressive illness not included elsewhere (eg cancer not in 80
17 other health problems or disabilities 150
18 autism (including autism spectrum condition, asperger syndro 9
-9 Does not apply 72042
-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