Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2006

Variable Details

Variableeldcare
LabelQ2.19 Who should provide care for elderly people?
Question text Thinking now only of elderly people. As the number of elderly persons needing care increases over the next few years, who in your opinion, should be expected to provide the bulk of the care that will be needed? Should it be… relatives (including husband, wife or partner), the government, friends/neighbours, or voluntary organisations?
Responses
1 relative (including husband, wife or partner) 231
2 the government 890
3 friends or neighbours 8
4 or voluntary organisations 12
5 Other, please specify 48
8 Don't know 41
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2006
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ONE ONLY.
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