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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableCAREFUT
LabelR/someone close need help next 5yr? Q298
Question text Now thinking of the next five years or so, are you concerned that either you or someone you are close to might need any regular help like this because of illness, disability or old age?
Responses
1 Yes, respondent only 250
2 Yes, someone else only 550
3 Yes,R+someone else 109
4 No 680
8 Don't know 14
9 Not answered 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsPROBE FOR CORRECT CATEGORY
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually
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