This site uses cookies

Some of these cookies are essential, while others help us to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used.

For more detailed information please check our Cookie notice.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies enable core functionality. This website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Cookies that measure website use

If you provide permission, we will use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on our understanding of user needs. Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information about how you got to the site, the pages you visit, how long you spend on each page and what you click on while you're visiting the site.

 

Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Household Survey, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variablerg17
LabelIn total, how many hours do you spend each week do you provide help or care for (him,her,them)?
Question text IN TOTAL, HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU SPEND EACH WEEK PROVIDING HELP OR UNPAID CARE FOR (HIM/HER/THEM)?
Responses
1 1 - 4 hours per week 1129
2 5 - 19 hours per week 815
3 20 or more hours per week 155
4 continuous care 46
5 varies 24
6 Don't know 53
7 244
8 9
Sysmiss 24763
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Household Survey, 2007-2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD CU. Include care both inside and outside household. *continuous care would be if the person needs to have someone with them at all times of the day and night.
UniverseHouseholds and individual adults within households in Scotland.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingSimple random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;Random adult sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
UKRI logo

Funded by UKRI through the ESRC with contributions from our partners.

© 2025 UK Data Service
We are supported by the University of Essex, University of Manchester, Jisc, UCL and University of Edinburgh. We are funded by UKRI through the Economic and Social Research Council.