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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableQ40E
LabelQ40e Time spent each week looking after,helping this person?
Question text About how long do you spend each week looking after or helping this person? This includes time when you just need to be there, time travelling to and from their home, but does not include time when you are sleeping.
Responses
1 Less than five hours 95
2 5-9 hours a week 167
3 10-19 hours a week 181
4 20-34 hours a week 179
5 35-49 hours a week 175
6 50-99 hours a week 246
7 100 or more hours a week 517
8 It varies but usually less than 20 hours a week 113
9 It varies but usually more than 20 hours a week 248
10 Other 99
-99.99 Missing value 27854
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
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