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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableHELPBED1
Label1ST HELP WITH FLU
Question text Now we would like to ask you how you would get help in situations that anyone could find herself or himself in. First, suppose you had the 'flu and had to stay in bed for a few days and needed help around the house with shopping and so on. Who would you turn to first for help?
Responses
1 HUSBAND WIFE PARTNER 655
2 MOTHER 179
3 FATHER 19
4 DAUGHTER 168
5 DAUGHTER-IN-LAW 1
6 SON 51
7 SON-IN-LAW 0
8 SISTER 87
9 BROTHER 29
10 OTHER BLOOD RELATIVE 18
11 OTHER IN-LAW RELATIVE 8
12 CLOSE FRIEND 66
13 NEIGHBOUR 41
14 SOMEONE YOU WORK WITH 1
15 SOMEONE YOU PAY TO HELP 8
16 SOMEONE ELSE 11
17 NO-ONE 21
99 MISSING 44
Sysmiss 393
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsPlease circle only one as your first choice and one as your second choice
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 2001.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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