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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2013

Variable Details

VariableSheltType
LabelWhether live in any type of supported housing
Question text Please look at this card and tell me whether you currently live in any of these types of accommodation?
Responses
1 Warden maintained /sheltered accommodation 95
2 Housing with care / extra care housing / very sheltered acco 10
3 Residential care e.g. nursing home or care home 3
4 Other type of supported housing (Please specify) 10
5 None of the above 2118
-9 No answer/refused 1
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 8743
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD F20.
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.
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