Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2013

Variable Details

VariableProvHlp
LabelProvided help to anyone with long-term physical/mental ill-health, disability or problems relating to old age in last month
Question text Have you personally provided help or support to anyone in the last month because they have long-term physical or mental ill-health, a disability or problems relating to old age? Do not include help given in a professional capacity or as part of a job, but include help or support given to your family, friends or neighbours.
Responses
1 Yes 1823
2 No 6970
-9 No answer/refused 2
-8 Don't know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 2185
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsInclude help for wife/husband/partner.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2013.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey is conducted annually.