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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variablecaresthm
LabelEnough help available2stay own home?Q292
Question text I'd now like you to imagine an elderly person who needs this kind of regular help with looking after themselves. From what you know or have heard please say whether you think that enough help would be available for this person so that they could stay in their own home if they wanted to?
Responses
1 Definitely would 251
2 Probably would 694
3 Probably would not 410
4 Definitely would not 145
8 Don't know 48
9 Not answered 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD B4
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.
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