Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2014

Variable Details

Variableharryhe
LabelSC12 Imagine known Harry and Margaret as neighbours years. How willing or unwilling would you be helping Harry or his wife?
Question text Now thinking about a different situation. Harry, aged 75, lives at home with his 72 year old wife Margaret, who is in good health. Harry was diagnosed with dementia 5 years ago. He isn't able to wash or dress himself and has quite unpredictable mood swings. Harry often doesn't know where he is or what day it is. Harry and Margaret have no children. Imagine you had known Harry and Margaret as neighbours for several years. How willing or unwilling would you be to get involved with helping Harry or his wife?
Responses
1 Very willing 266
2 Fairly willing 544
3 Fairly unwilling 133
4 Very unwilling 102
5 Can’t choose 0
8 Can't choose 138
-1 Skip, no self comp/not answered 28
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2014
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2014.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study