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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2013

Variable Details

VariableMaxHelp
LabelFrequency of special care for this person by respondent
Question text What was your most maximum level of help for this person?
Responses
1 Daily 209
2 Occasional/intermittent 175
3 Rare 22
4 Didn’t provide help but they were still close to me 31
5 Other (please specify) 28
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 10515
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD G4. FOR EXAMPLE HELP MAY INCLUDE company, errands, laundry, shopping, giving lifts, taking to appointments or out for recreation etc.
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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