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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, January 1999

Variable Details

Variablem22140m1
LabelHelp received from eldest child in last year
Question text Which items of help have you received regularly over the past 12 months, that is since (... this time last year) from your eldest child? Response 1
Responses
1 Getting lifts in a car 227
2 Shopping 120
3 Providing or cooking meals 45
4 Looking after children 11
5 Gifts or loans of money 26
6 Washing, ironing, cleaning 31
7 Helping with paperwork 20
8 Decorating, gardening, house repairs 35
9 No help provided 783
99 Don't know 2
98 Refused 1
Sysmiss 515
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, January 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD C221.38. Code all that apply.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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