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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2023

Variable Details

VariableHEALPB2001
LabelPast health problems - 1
Question text And what were those health problems or disabilities?
Responses
1 problems or disabilities (including arthritis or rheumatism) 112
2 legs or feet 200
3 back or neck 132
4 difficulty in seeing (which wearing glasses or contact lense 29
5 difficulty in hearing 12
6 a speech impediment 0
7 severe disfigurements, skin conditions, allergies 23
8 chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis 129
9 heat, blood pressure or blood circulation problems 191
10 stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems 113
11 diabetes 43
12 depression, bad nerves or anxiety 101
13 epilepsy 11
14 severe or specific learning difficulties 3
15 mental illness, or suffer from phobia, panics or other nervo 25
16 progressive illness not included elsewhere 296
17 other health problems or disabilities 314
18 autism (including autism spectrum condition, asperger syndro 2
-9 Does not apply 44268
-8 No answer 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2023
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply
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.
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