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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableGRCHILL
LabelR cared yng g'kid in home illness? Q253
Question text (And how often, if at all, in the past year, have you)... cared for (name of grandchild) in the home, during an illness or after an accident?
Responses
1 Once a week+ often 4
2 Several times/month 3
3 Every month or so 13
4 Every six months 35
5 Once in past year 47
6 Never in past yr 432
8 Don't know 1
9 Not answered 7
-3 G'kid aged 13+yrs 379
-2 Skp,No contact 2yr 17
-1 Skp,no grandchildren 2208
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD C6
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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