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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2005-2006

Variable Details

Variablehf6_1
LabelHours of care provided to person 1 by other household members
Question text IN TOTAL, HOW MANY HOURS HELP OR CARE DO HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS PROVIDE, PER WEEK? Person 1.
Responses
1 1 - 4 hours per week 6
2 5 - 19 hours per week 13
3 20 hours or more per week 15
4 Continuous care 79
5 Varies 27
6 Don't know 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2005-2006
Interviewer InstructionsNOTE NEW CODES ADDED TO HF6 IN 2005.
UniverseHouseholds and individual adults within households in Scotland.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingSimple random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;Random adult sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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