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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2005-2006

Variable Details

Variablehelpyrs2
LabelApprox Length of Time Caring for Dependant 2
Question text About how long have you been looking after or helping .... IF THE PERSON CARED FOR IS IN HOUSEHOLD that is doing things for him/her over and above what you would normally do for (someone living with you/a child of that age)?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Less than 6 months 6
2 6 months, less than 1 year 6
3 1 year, less than 3 years 19
4 3 years, less than 5 years 19
5 5 years, less than 10 years 28
6 10 years, less than 15 years 10
7 15 years, less than 20 years 3
8 20 years or more 1
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 4934
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2005-2006
Interviewer InstructionsPROMPT AS NECESSARY.
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually
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