Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2015

Variable Details

VariableHrsForm28
LabelHours of formal help received in last week: 2nd home care worker/home help/personal assistant
Question text Thinking about (person who helps), in the last week how many hours have they helped you in person with these kinds of tasks?
Responses
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Not applicable 13743
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsEXPLAIN IF NECESSARY: not including help over the phone or by internet IF 2 PEOPLE HELP AT THE SAME TIME, CODE DOUBLE THE HOURS INTERVIEWER INSTRUCTION: If Home care worke/Personal Assistant or other care staff ‘live in’/’sleep in’, INCLUDE ALL HOURS THEY ARE ON DUTY ENTER NUMBER OF HOURS. IF LESS THAN 1 HOUR ENTER 0.5. IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT GIVE PRECISE ANSWER INTERVIEWER CODE DK
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 2015.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.