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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 1999-2000

Variable Details

VariableHF6_2
LabelNumber of hours of help or care provided per week by person 2
Question text In total, how may hours help or care do household members provide per week? Person 2
Responses
1 1 - 4 hours per week 44
2 5 - 19 hours per week 95
3 20 hours or more per week 105
4 Continuous care 560
5 Varies 111
6 Don't know 6
Sysmiss 29306
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 1999-2000
UniverseHouseholds and individual adults within households in Scotland.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingSimple random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;Random adult sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study.<br><br>SN 4351 includes data from the 1999 and 2000 surveys, as the SHS is conducted using a two-year cycle design. Please see documentation for further details. This study is the full version of the SHS 1999-2000, whereas SN 5030 contains the Lite dataset.
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