Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablecarerhrs
LabelUnpaid carer (hours per week)
Question text Do you look after, or give any help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of long-term physical or mental ill health or disability, or problems related to old age? Do not count anything you do as part of your paid employment.
Responses
1 No 12166
2 Yes, 1-19 hours a week 1805
3 Yes, 20-49 hours a week 431
4 Yes, 50+ hours a week 691
-9 No answer/refused 594
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2012
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2012, and children aged 0 to 15 in the same private households.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study