Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableCareCost
LabelWho should pay for regular help? ACD531
Question text Still thinking about an elderly person who needs regular help with looking after themselves. Which of these statements comes closest to what you believe about who should pay for this help? The government should pay, no matter how much money the person has, the person should pay, no matter how much money he/she has, who pays should depend on how much money the person has.
Responses
1 The government should pay, no matter how 1340
2 The person should pay, no matter how muc 73
3 Who pays should depend on how much money 1734
8 Don't know 44
9 Not answered 2
-2 Skp, B version 1075
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D6.
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.