Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableCARECHOS
LabelCare elderly in own home>govt cost?Q2.15
Question text Imagine an elderly person who needs regular help and wants to stay in their own house. The help would be paid for by the government and would cost more than caring for them in a residential or nursing home. Which of these options comes closest to your view? The person should be cared for in their own house because that is what they want. They should be cared for in a residential or nursing home because that costs government less.
Responses
1 At home:expensive 1048
2 In care:costs less 161
8 Can't choose 165
9 Not answered 9
-1 No self-completn 222
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE TICK ONE BOX ONLY
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