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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2021

Variable Details

VariableHEAL2004
LabelHealth problems - 4
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) 180
2 legs or feet 236
3 back or neck 339
4 difficulty in seeing (which wearing glasses or contact lense 271
5 difficulty in hearing 304
6 a speech impediment 49
7 severe disfigurements, skin conditions, allergies 308
8 chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis 524
9 heat, blood pressure or blood circulation problems 696
10 stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems 434
11 diabetes 275
12 depression, bad nerves or anxiety 499
13 epilepsy 26
14 severe or specific learning difficulties 79
15 mental illness, or suffer from phobia, panics or other nervo 210
16 progressive illness not included elsewhere 167
17 other health problems or disabilities 474
18 autism (including autism spectrum condition, asperger syndro 32
-9 Does not apply 88105
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2021
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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