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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2006

Variable Details

Variablecaredays
LabelQ2.12 Days a week do you usually look after main person?
Question text And on how many days per week do you usually look after or help (name)?
Responses
1 One day per week 28
2 Two days per week 33
3 Three days per week 21
4 Four days per week 18
5 Five days per week 13
6 Six days per week 7
7 Seven days per week 130
8 Don’t know 2
-1 Skip, not a carer 978
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2006
Interviewer InstructionsIF VARIES: ASK FOR THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE MOST RECENT WEEK OF CARING.
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2006.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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