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Labour Force Survey User Guide – Volume 3: Details of LFS variables 2015
FREQUENCY: JM quarters every 2 years (2007, 2009, 2011 etc).
COVERAGE: Applies to all respondents who have suffered from an illness that was caused or made
worse by work in past 12 months (ILLWRK = 1), the job that caused or worsened the illness was not their
main or second job (WCHJB3) and who have not provided details of their job or second job (OCCT =
empty or OCCT2 = empty).
NOTES:
This question was removed from the questionnaire in JM13.
HOW1CAUS – How work caused the illness or made it worse
(1)
(2)
work)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Manual handling (lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling)
Keyboard work or repetitive action (repeating a series of movements e.g. assembly
Awkward/tiring positions
Workplace accident
Stress-related, e.g. job-demands, control, support (stress at work)
Other
FREQUENCY: JM quarters only from 2010
COVERAGE: Applies to all respondents for whom (ILLWRK = 1) and (TYPILL = 1 OR 2 OR 3). This
variable replaces HOWCAUSE from JM10.
NOTES:
This question was removed from the questionnaire in JM13.
HOW2CAUS – How work caused the illness or made it worse
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(6)
Workload (tight deadlines, too much work/pressure/responsibility)
Role uncertainty (lack of clarity about job/uncertain what meant to do)
Lack of control (no say over what/how to do job)
Lack of support (from management)
Changes at work (management/organisation/work content/use of new technology)
Violence, threats or bullying
Other
FREQUENCY: JM quarters only from 2010
COVERAGE: Applies to all respondents for whom (ILLWRK = 1) and (TYPILL = 7 OR 9). This variable
replaces HOWCAUSE from JM10.
NOTES:
This question was removed from the questionnaire in JM13.
HOW3CAUS – How work caused the illness or made it worse
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
General work environment (uncomfortable - hot/cold/damp/wet/dry/draughts/enclosed
space)
By breathing in airborne materials from spray painting or manufacturing foam products
By breathing in dusts from flour or grain/cereal, animal feed or bedding (straw)
By breathing in airborne materials while welding, soldering or cutting/grinding metals
By breathing in dusts from stone, cement, brick or concrete (e.g. during building,
construction, quarrying or road maintenance work
By breathing in fumes from engine exhaust
FREQUENCY: JM quarters only from 2010
COVERAGE: Applies to all respondents for whom (ILLWRK = 1) and (TYPILL = 4). This variable
replaces HOWCAUSE from JM10.
NOTES:
This question was removed from the questionnaire in JM13.
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