Mobility: difficulty reaching or extending arms above shoulder level  
Mobility: difficulty pulling or pushing large objects  
Mobility: difficulty lifting or carrying weights over 10 pounds  
Mobility: difficulty picking up 5p coin from table  
HeADLa7  
HeADLa8  
HeADLa9  
HeADLa10  
HeADLa96  
Hemobre  
Hemobpu  
Hemobli  
Hemobpi  
Hemob96  
Mobility: whether said had none of listed difficulties  
[CHECK HE59]  
HEADLB*  
SHOW CARD C11  
Here are a few more everyday activities. Please tell me if [^you have / [^name] has] any difficulty with  
these because of a physical, mental, emotional or memory problem. Again exclude any difficulties you  
expect to last less than three months.  
Because of a health or memory problem, [^do you /does he /does she] have difficulty doing any of the  
activities on this card?  
INTERVIEWER: PROBE - 'What others?'  
INTERVIEWER: CODE ALL THAT APPLY.  
01 Dressing, including putting on shoes and socks  
02 Walking across a room  
03 Bathing or showering  
04 Eating, such as cutting up ^[your / his / her] food  
05 Getting in or out of bed  
06 Using the toilet, including getting up or down  
07 Using a map to figure out how to get around in a strange place  
08 Recognising when you are in physical danger  
09 Preparing a hot meal  
10 Shopping for groceries  
11 Making telephone calls  
12 Communication (speech, hearing or eyesight)  
13 Taking medications  
14 Doing work around the house or garden  
15 Managing money, such as paying bills and keeping track of expenses  
96 None of these  
[code maximum 13 out of 14 possible responses]  
Description  
Variable  
HeADLb1  
HeADLb2  
HeADLb3  
HeADLb4  
HeADLb5  
HeADLb6  
Archive  
Headldr  
Headlwa  
Headlba  
Headlea  
Headlbe  
Headlwc  
ADL: difficulty dressing, including putting on shoes and socks  
ADL: difficulty walking across a room  
ADL: difficulty bathing or showering  
ADL: difficulty eating, such as cutting up food  
ADL: difficulty getting in and out of bed  
ADL: difficulty using the toilet, including getting up or down  
IADL: difficulty using map to figure out how to get around strange  
place  
IADL: difficulty recognising when in physical danger  
IADL: difficulty preparing a hot meal  
IADL: difficulty shopping for groceries  
IADL: difficulty making telephone calls  
IADL: difficulty with communication (speech, hearing or eyesight)  
IADL: difficulty taking medications  
HeADLb7  
HeADLb8  
HeADLb9  
HeADLb10  
HeADLb11  
HeADLb12  
HeADLb13  
HeADLb14  
Headlma  
Headlda  
Headlpr  
Headlsh  
Headlph  
Headlsp  
Headlme  
Headlho  
IADL: difficulty doing work around house and garden  
IADL: difficulty managing money, eg paying bills,keeping track  
expenses  
HeADLb15  
HeADLb96  
Headlmo  
Headl96  
ADL&IADL: whether said had none of listed difficulties  
[CHECK HE60]  
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