Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2007

Variable Details

Variableneedhelp
LabelQ6.1 Needed help for illness, old age or disability in the last 10yrs?
Question text At some point in their lives people can need regular help looking after themselves because of illness, disability or old age. This can include help with things like getting washed and dressed, and getting a meal ready. Have either you, or someone you are close to, been in need of any regular help like this at any time during the last ten years?
Responses
1 Yes, respondent only 128
2 Yes, someone else only 497
3 Yes, respondent and someone else 32
4 No 509
8 Don't know 3
-2 Skip 0
9 Not answered 10
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2007
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2007
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study