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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2024

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) 1533
2 legs or feet 2374
3 back or neck 1947
4 difficulty in seeing (which wearing glasses or contact lense 335
5 difficulty in hearing 296
6 a speech impediment 19
7 severe disfigurements, skin conditions, allergies 340
8 chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis 2130
9 heat, blood pressure or blood circulation problems 3342
10 stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems 1224
11 diabetes 1439
12 depression, bad nerves or anxiety 2354
13 epilepsy 195
14 severe or specific learning difficulties 199
15 mental illness or suffer from phobias, panics or other nervo 862
16 progressive illness not included elsewhere (eg cancer not in 1405
17 other health problems or disabilities 3296
18 autism (including autism spectrum condition, asperger syndro 466
-9 Does not apply 41329
-8 No answer 189
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 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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