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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variablehomepay1
LabelSocial Care Q5: Supposing an older person who is quite well-off needs move to a residential home. Who should pay for this?
Question text Supposing an older person who is quite well-off needs so much help with daily living that they are advised to move into a residential or nursing home. Who should pay for this?
Responses
1 I think that it is up to the person themselves to pay for th 163
2 I think that the government should fund part of this and tha 541
3 I think it is just one of those things that the government s 488
8 Don't know 9
9 Not answered 4
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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