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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableMAINHELP
LabelB14 Which of these things takes up most of the time you spend caring for that person?
Question text And which of these things takes up most of the time you spend caring for that person? Help with personal care eg washing, dressing, eating, toilet Physical help eg helping in/out of bed/chair Helping up/down stairs Helping with paperwork/financial matters Practical help eg shopping and housework Other practical help eg gardening and decorating Taking them to appointments Companionship Take him/her out Give medicine Supervision Other help (WRITE IN) (Don’t know)
Responses
1 1. Help with personal care e.g. washing, dressing, eating, t 38
2 2. Physical help e.g. helping in/out of bed/chair 10
3 3. Helping up/down stairs 2
4 4. Helping with paperwork/financial matters 2
5 5. Practical help e.g. shopping and housework 46
6 6. Other practical help e.g. gardening and decorating 3
7 7. Taking them to appointments 15
8 8. Companionship 30
9 9. Take him/her out 3
10 10. Give medicine 3
11 11. Supervision 18
12 Other help 0
98 (Don’t know) 1
-1 Skip from CAREHOME and CARESEP 1031
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD CODE ONE ONLY
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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