Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, March - May, 2020

Variable Details

VariableHEAL2002
LabelWhat health problems does the respondent have - 2
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) 608
2 legs or feet 2417
3 back or neck 1154
4 difficulty in seeing (which wearing glasses or contact lense 219
5 difficulty in hearing 296
6 a speech impediment 30
7 severe disfigurements, skin conditions, allergies 363
8 chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis 878
9 heat, blood pressure or blood circulation problems 1426
10 stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems 632
11 diabetes 548
12 depression, bad nerves or anxiety 876
13 epilepsy 73
14 severe or specific learning difficulties 115
15 mental illness or suffer from phobias, panics or other nervo 445
16 progressive illness not included elsewhere (eg cancer not in 299
17 other health problems or disabilities 905
18 autism (including autism spectrum condition, asperger syndro 63
-9 Does not apply 58662
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, March - May, 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