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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableFamCare2
LabelHow would Respondent feel about providing care to parent(s) by his/herself? Q276
Question text Some people feel they ought to care for older family members themselves, while others disagree. Imagine that either now, or at sometime in the future, (your parent/one of your parents) needed regular help and that providing this help would take about 10 hours a week. Which of the statements on this card comes closest to how you would feel about providing this care? Please just read out the letter.
Responses
-4 Skip, don't know where parents are 1
-3 Skip, Never see parents 11
-1 Skip, no parents alive 684
1 F - Could not provide 36
2 E - Pay someone else 110
3 R - provide some, not all 253
4 H - want to provide most or all 219
5 X - provide most or all in any circ 125
6 S - already providing care 31
7 K - parent(s) in a home already 11
8 Other answer 19
98 Don't know 7
99 Not answered 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B14 45 (IF ASKED: we mean help with things like getting washed and dressed, and getting a meal ready) The options shown on the card were: F. I could not provide this care under any circumstances E. If I could afford it, I would pay for someone else to provide this care for my parent(s) R. I could provide some of this care for my parent(s), but I would not want to be mainly responsible H. I would want to provide most or all of this care for my parent(s) X. I would provide most or all of this care in any circumstances S. I am already providing care for my parent(s) K. My parent(s) are in a home already Other answer (PLEASE SAY WHAT)
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.
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