Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, February 2004

Variable Details

Variablespec7b
LabelWhat respondent did for someone who was sick
Responses
Accompanying them for hospital appointments,cooking for them sometimes 1
Attended dying father 1
Babysat for them and looked after them 1
COLLECT PENSION AND ARRANGE MEDICATION AND PRAY FOR THEM 1
Care for them/help with dressing/make sure they have taken medication 1
Cared c\ooked 1
Check tosee if they are alright. 1
Checked mother was well-got food as required. 1
Dressed and cooked food cleaned house 1
FETCHED MEDICATION 1
Filled in a form 1
General care for Mum who was ill 1
Get dressed and do their shopping 1
Given medication 1
Got the medication for them 1
Helped dress them 1
Helped get dress, make sure they had something to eat 1
Helped make their dinner 1
Helpeed them across the road to telephone 1
Helping daily feeding of Mother in Nuresing Home. 1
Helping to get dressed and give them something to eat/talk to them 1
Helping with getting dressed. 1
Keep company when sick and help them 1
Keeping intouch,shopping,household jobs,repairs,forms, dress & medication 1
LOOKED AFTER THEIR MEDICATION INTAKE 1
Look after mothering law 1
Looked after sick daughter 1
Looking after children 1
Mother 1
Neighbour 1
Parents 1
Run errands and keep house , look after hygiene needs and shoping. 1
Supported emotionally 1
Taking her to hospital for treartment. 1
Took them to hospital/got their perscription 1
Transported them to hospital for treatment. 1
WASH HAIR 1
Went to stay until the person was better 1
Writing ringing and sending things to my sick son 1
a close friend called george he will now have home help provided by social services 1
administer medication/general care of special needs son 1
arranged funeral for father whilst mother in hospital/major heart sugery so did all nursing and run house 1
basic shopping 1
bathed and changed them 1
befriended them & help them get out of bed - mobility. 1
brought things into hospital, helped with medication, get around house and made meals 1
care for mother who has alz dis 1
cared and looked after a 88yrs grandmother. obtained prescription for her 1
cataract operation took care of patient 1
change dressings, inco pads, 1
check up that she is o.k. 1
clea# 1
clean house,help dressing,shopping,Drs appoinments, take cooked food round, 1
clean/shopping/other 1
collecting medicans taking to appointments 1
collecting prescription, looking after animals 1
cooking, clothes washing 1
did shopping and cooking 1
did shopping for them 1
do their washing/cleaning 1
dress a leg for a family member 1
dress and wash 1
elderley neighbour got prescription made a meal and bought some shopping for her 1
ensured she took her medication 1
everything, cleaning, cooking all household chores 1
family 1
father in law 1
father is in a wheelchair so respondent helps take off his coat/lifts him in and out of chair etc when he comes to visit 1
fed and dressed an elderly person with virus 1
feed, sort out tablets,personal care 1
fetched medication 1
fething pescription 1
friend 1
gave him advise, collecting prescription from the doctor for him 1
gave medication 1
gave them medicine 1
gave wash & change plus assist with medication dosage 1
general care and support 1
general care for aged parent 1
general help clean buy their shopping write letters to official bodies 1
general help with eating,medication and company 1
get them dressed & help with medication 1
get them off the toilet 1
get up & dressed,cook,clean,medication etc 1
getting prescriptions for them 1
give medication/- 1
giving medication 1
go shopping. take him to doctors and hospital 1
gran ill/gen look after her 1
grandma 1
help feed and with toilet 1
help peoples daily routine by talking and giving medication 1
help person get dressed and prepare meals 1
help them, make cup of tea 1
help with clothes/buttons zips 1
help with lunches and help with feeding 1
help with personal hygene 1
helped around the house clean and cook 1
helped dress her/look after in general 1
helped someone with dressing and taking their medication 1
helped to dress etc because of broken shoulder 1
helped with medication 1
helped with medicine and cooking 1
helping bereaved person 1
helping get dressed medication, giving support and encouragement as they had cancer 1
helping mother dress/shopping/clean home/decorate 1
helping to take medication 1
helping to take medication bathing 1
helps at a hospital 1
her mother is unwell 1
household chores for disabled mother 1
i helped her get out of bed and washed her, gave her midication and then dressed her. 1
is a full time carer for a friend as a job 1
johan aunt (92 yrs old) 1
just sat with her talked and helped her to the toilet and got her something to eat 1
keeping an eye on them and take them to doctor for appointments 1
kept them company-helped with exercises. 1
lokking after sick father 1
look after father who is ill 1
look after help dress med go shop 1
looked after brother 1
looked after ill father 1
looked after them/tended to needs 1
looking after disabled mother 1
looking after elderly relation 1
looking after grandchildren,giving medicine a/e no 1
looking after the affairs of father in law 1
made hot drinks for them 1
made meals 1
made meals and looked after them phoned to check OK 1
made meals gave her support. cared for her baby to give her a break 1
meals and care, shopping etc 1
medication and dressing 1
medication assistance, 1
medication, 1
mother 1
mother and sister 1
neighbour 1
nursing care 1
obtain medication 1
passive physio/shopping/sought info on housing/helped dress 1
personal care /bath of neighbour with cancer 1
personal care,fetch medication 1
pick up prescriptions 1
picked up medication, cooked for them 1
popped in to see neighbour who was ill 1
prescrioption collection,washing feet,supplying cooked meals,shopping, 1
prescriptions meals and general 1
provided transport 1
putting drops in their eyes daily. 1
read things and get clothes ready 1
recrute live in carer & and pay their wagesm 1
relation who had a stroke-looked after 1
relative 1
sat and talked, rubbed ointment 1
shopped & kept company 1
shopping and cleaning 1
shopping and getting medication 1
shopping houdehold chores 1
shopping housework support getting dressed 1
shopping, household work 1
shopping, housework, cook meals 1
shopping, housework, letter writing and administering medication for mother 1
shopping,bills, make tea 1
shopping,medication taking,form/letters,gardening, 1
show her how to apply liquid for contracts 1
shpping, changing bed, collecting pension 1
sort oot medicatiopn 1
stayed with them in hospital 1
take doctors 1
take him to hospital,housework,looked after pet,gardening 1
take mum to hospital/- 1
take my mum for appointments that she may have i do lifting and carrying as well 1
take neighbour to the doctors and fetch presciptions, and keep an eye 1
taken them out to lunch 1
taking care my friend when she is sick 1
taking meals and cleaning house 1
taking them for radiation & being there for a change of scenery visiting family a/e/ 1
taking to hospital appointments 1
took her to hospital, did housework, shopping and filled in forms 1
took them to hospital and back moved furniture,shopped 1
try to help the best i could keep poping in to see they were o.k 1
visit and care for them 1
visit friend with cancer 1
visit mother in res home 1
visit, check food and drink available 1
visited and help them fill in the form 1
visited in an old peoples home, dressing and taking medication 1
visited in hospital,various little chores like shopping, with dressing 1
visiting, shopping, prepare lunch 1
voluntary driver for local day centre 1
washed and made beds 1
washing clothes, change beds, shopping, dressing, 1
went in and kept the person company and made sure she had something to eat and drinnk, made her comfortable 1
went shopping & helped w getting dressed & washed up & took her dinners up 1
went to chemist and contacted doctor for prescription 1
went to chemist and help person at home 1
whatever they wanted them to do 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, February 2004
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE RECORD WHAT RESPONDENT DID FOR SOMEONE WHO WAS SICK
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), 8 cycles per year thereafter.