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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableHEALPB2003
LabelPast health problems - 3
Question text And what were those health problems or disabilities?
Responses
1 problems or disabilities (including arthritis or rheumatism) 4
2 legs or feet 11
3 back or neck 31
4 difficulty in seeing (which wearing glasses or contact lense 3
5 difficulty in hearing 4
6 a speech impediment 0
7 severe disfigurements, skin conditions, allergies 6
8 chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis 1
9 heat, blood pressure or blood circulation problems 10
10 stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems 7
11 diabetes 6
12 depression, bad nerves or anxiety 4
13 epilepsy 0
14 severe or specific learning difficulties 0
15 mental illness, or suffer from phobia, panics or other nervo 3
16 progressive illness not included elsewhere 4
17 other health problems or disabilities 6
18 autism (including autism spectrum condition, asperger syndro 0
-9 Does not apply 45910
-8 No answer 0
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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