Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2023

Variable Details

VariableHEALTH20
LabelMain health problem
Question text Which of these is your main health problem/disability?
Responses
1 problems or disabilities (including arthritis or rheumatism) 1131
2 legs or feet 1692
3 back or neck 1387
4 difficulty in seeing (which wearing glasses or contact lense 274
5 difficulty in hearing 199
6 a speech impediment 7
7 severe disfigurements, skin conditions, allergies 197
8 chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis 1507
9 heat, blood pressure or blood circulation problems 2485
10 stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems 890
11 diabetes 1037
12 depression, bad nerves or anxiety 1616
13 epilepsy 133
14 severe or specific learning difficulties 134
15 mental illness or suffer from phobias, panics or other nervo 543
16 progressive illness not included elsewhere (eg cancer not in 1013
17 other health problems or disabilities 2231
18 autism (including autism spectrum condition, asperger syndro 303
-9 Does not apply 29204
-8 No answer 101
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2023
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeUntil 2015, data were produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year. From January 2015, the household datasets are produced for each quarter.