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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableNeedHelp
LabelHave either you, or someone you know needed regular help? AB569
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 116
2 Yes, someone else only 914
3 Yes, respondent and someone else 70
4 No 920
8 Don't know 1
9 Not answered 1
-2 Skip, C+D versions 2102
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsPROBE FOR CORRECT CATEGORY
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.
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