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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableCAREPLAN
LabelC16 Have you thought about/made plans about how you might fund any care and support needs as you get older?
Question text Have you thought about or made any plans about how you might fund any care and support needs as you get older?
Responses
1 1. I’ve thought about it but haven’t done anything specific 249
2 2. I am saving money which I could use for these kinds of ne 171
3 3. I am buying/have bought a property and would be willing t 31
4 4. I expect my family to help fund any such care 68
5 5. I haven’t really thought about it 558
6 6. I don’t think there is anything I can do to plan for this 115
98 (Don't know) 10
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2015.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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