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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, June - August, 2021

Variable Details

VariableHEAL2002
LabelHealth problems - 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) 811
2 legs or feet 3113
3 back or neck 1400
4 difficulty in seeing (which wearing glasses or contact lense 329
5 difficulty in hearing 418
6 a speech impediment 38
7 severe disfigurements, skin conditions, allergies 481
8 chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis 1262
9 heat, blood pressure or blood circulation problems 2069
10 stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems 883
11 diabetes 824
12 depression, bad nerves or anxiety 1159
13 epilepsy 88
14 severe or specific learning difficulties 120
15 mental illness, or suffer from phobia, panics or other nervo 448
16 progressive illness not included elsewhere 423
17 other health problems or disabilities 1290
18 autism (including autism spectrum condition, asperger syndro 107
-9 Does not apply 74085
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, June - August, 2021
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
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