Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableQ40A
LabelQ40a Are you a carer?
Question text Are you a carer? (A carer is someone whose life is restricted in some way because they look after a person who is mentally or physically disabled, or who is limited in what they can do by illness or old age.)
Responses
1 Yes 2264
2 No 25845
-99.99 Missing value 1765
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsPlease circle one number only
UniverseAdults aged 18 and over in Wales in May to June 1998;Adults;National
SamplingA variable sampling fraction was used, over-sampling in some geographical areas, to ensure an adequate sample size for each area. Results were weighted to take account of this. For further details please see Appendix 4 of the report.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study