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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Life and Times Study (Welsh Assembly Election Study), 2007

Variable Details

VariableFamCare2
LabelHow would Respondent feel about providing care to older family member? Q245
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, (one of) your parent(s) 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 0
-3 Skip, Never see parents 9
-1 Skip, no parents alive 438
1 I could not provide this care under any circs 14
2 If I could afford it, I would pay for someone else 49
3 I could provide some of care but would not want responsible 131
4 I would want to provide most of care for my parent(s) 131
5 I would provide most or all of this care in any circs 67
6 I am already providing care for my parent(s) 18
7 My parent(s) are in a home already 9
8 Other answer (WRITE IN) 9
98 Don't know 8
99 Not answered 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Life and Times Study (Welsh Assembly Election Study), 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B14 (IF ASKED: we mean help with things like getting washed and dressed, and getting a meal ready)
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population:A dults aged 18 or over living in private households in Wales during 2007.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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