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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variablecarewho
LabelInformal Care Q5: Now thinking of the person you mainly care for. Is that person ...
Question text Now thinking of the person you mainly care for (that is the person you spend most hours per week caring for). Is that person... your husband, wife or partner, your child or step-child, your foster child, your parent, your parent-in-law, your grandparent, your brother or sister, another relative, or a friend or neighbour?
Responses
1 Your husband, wife or partner 34
2 Your child or step-child 34
3 Your foster child 0
4 Your parent 104
5 Your parent-in-law 23
6 Your grandparent 29
7 Your brother or sister 21
8 Another relative 33
9 A friend or neighbour 25
10 Other 6
98 Don't know 1
-1 Skip, not a carer 895
99 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2010.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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