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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableCareMild
LabelWho should provide most care for someone with mild dementia?
Question text I am now going to ask you about two different situations - one where someone has mild dementia and one where someone has severe dementia. Who do you think should usually provide most of the care for someone with mild dementia... the person's family and friends Or, paid carers or nurses?
Responses
-1 Not applicable 0
1 ...the person s family and friends 970
2 Or, paid carers or nurses? 277
3 (It depends) 237
8 Don't know 17
9 Refused 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsIf they say 'care should be shared' read the question again emphasising USUALLY and MOST.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Persons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected annually.
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