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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableHELPBED2
Label2ND 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. And who would you turn to second?
Responses
1 HUSBAND WIFE PARTNER 40
2 MOTHER 149
3 FATHER 71
4 DAUGHTER 201
5 DAUGHTER-IN-LAW 19
6 SON 140
7 SON-IN-LAW 4
8 SISTER 142
9 BROTHER 61
10 OTHER BLOOD RELATIVE 25
11 OTHER IN-LAW RELATIVE 36
12 CLOSE FRIEND 162
13 NEIGHBOUR 99
14 SOMEONE YOU WORK WITH 3
15 SOMEONE YOU PAY TO HELP 4
16 SOMEONE ELSE 22
17 NO-ONE 89
99 MISSING 140
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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