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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 7, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variablen7care
LabelWhether Cohort Member looks after sick / disabled person
Question text Other than in a professional capacity, do you look after or give special help to someone who is sick, disabled or elderly? This includes someone who is living with you or someone who lives elsewhere.
Responses
1 Yes, in household only 465
2 Yes, outside household only 1131
3 Yes, both in and outside household 82
4 No 7856
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 7, 2004-2005
Interviewer InstructionsIF ‘Yes’ PROBE FROM CODE LIST. CODE ‘NO’ IF GIVES FINANCIAL HELP ONLY.
UniverseAdults in Great Britain born in one particular week in 1958 (NCDS respondents were aged 46-47 at the time of NCDS7).;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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