Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013

Variable Details

VariableQCARE
LabelAnyone in household look after or give regular help or support to others because of illness, health or old age?
Question text <Do you/Does anyone in the household> look after, or give any regular help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of either long-term physical or mental ill-health or disability; or problems related to old age?
Responses
-2 Refused 18
-1 Don't know 12
1 Yes 2409
2 No 9606
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Crime and Justice Survey, 2012-2013
Interviewer InstructionsEXCLUDE ANY CARING THAT IS DONE AS PART OF ANY PAID EMPLOYMENT.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16+ living in random-sampled private households in Scotland (victim form subsequently completed by those who had been a victim of crime in the reference period only).
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for further details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey was conducted approximately once every three years until 2006. From 2007/08-2010/11 it was conducted on an annual, financial-year, basis. From 2012-13 the SCJS moved to become a biennial survey covering the financial year.