Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2000

Variable Details

Variablelivedi
LabelWhere living prior to care home
Question text Where were you living immediately before you came to (name of care home)?
Responses
1 Respondent's own house/flat 1462
2 Staying with friends/relatives/family members 162
3 Sheltered housing 109
4 Residential home 295
5 Nursing home 90
6 Long stay hospital (where people usually stay 3 months or mo 142
7 Short stay hospital 173
8 Other place SPECIFY 19
-9 Refusal (98) 13
-8 Don't know (99) 28
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 9920
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2000
Interviewer InstructionsProbe for details and code one
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 2-15 years) living in private households, and a separate sample of older people (aged 65 years and over) resident in care homes, in England in the year 2000.;Adults;Children;Elderly;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.