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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableOWNCARE
LabelC17 Care and support in home as older. Which would you prefer the most?
Question text Suppose you needed some care and support in your own home as you got older and this care was going to be paid for by the government. Which of these statements comes closest to your own view about this care should be arranged? I would like to get the money from the government and organise my own carers. I would like somebody else like the Health and Social Services Trust but I would have a say in things like when the carers should call.
Responses
1 I would like to get the money from the government and organi 300
2 I would like somebody else like the Health and Social Servic 308
8 (Don’t know) 30
-1 Skip, respondent aged under 50 564
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2015
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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