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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 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) 188
2 legs or feet 277
3 back or neck 191
4 difficulty in seeing (which wearing glasses or contact lense 49
5 difficulty in hearing 32
6 a speech impediment 2
7 severe disfigurements, skin conditions, allergies 24
8 chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis 202
9 heat, blood pressure or blood circulation problems 287
10 stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems 172
11 diabetes 62
12 depression, bad nerves or anxiety 187
13 epilepsy 8
14 severe or specific learning difficulties 5
15 mental illness, or suffer from phobia, panics or other nervo 72
16 progressive illness not included elsewhere 405
17 other health problems or disabilities 493
18 autism (including autism spectrum condition, asperger syndro 6
-9 Does not apply 62603
-8 No answer 9
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2024
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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