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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variablehomepay2
LabelSocial Care Q6: Supposing an older person who is not well-off needs nursing home care. Who should pay for the nursing home care?
Question text And supposing an older person, who is not well-off but could sell their home if they had to, needs nursing home care. Who should pay for the nursing home care?
Responses
1 I think that it is up to the person themselves to pay for th 77
2 I think that the government should fund part of this and tha 412
3 I think it is just one of those things that the government s 702
8 Don't know 10
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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