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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Household Dataset, April - June, 2024

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) 181
2 legs or feet 242
3 back or neck 173
4 difficulty in seeing (which wearing glasses or contact lense 47
5 difficulty in hearing 29
6 a speech impediment 3
7 severe disfigurements, skin conditions, allergies 26
8 chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis 165
9 heat, blood pressure or blood circulation problems 270
10 stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems 143
11 diabetes 61
12 depression, bad nerves or anxiety 184
13 epilepsy 11
14 severe or specific learning difficulties 6
15 mental illness, or suffer from phobia, panics or other nervo 60
16 progressive illness not included elsewhere 380
17 other health problems or disabilities 451
18 autism (including autism spectrum condition, asperger syndro 6
-9 Does not apply 54990
-8 No answer 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, Household Dataset, April - June, 2024
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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