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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2015

Variable Details

Variablepr1rel
LabelCarers relationship to person they help
Question text Thinking about (name of person respondent helps), what is their relationship to you? They are my... Husband/Wife/Partner, Mother (including mother-in-law), Father (including father-in-law), Son (including step son, adopted son or son in law), Daughter (including step daughter, adopted daughter or daughter in law), Grandparent, Grandchild (including Great Grandchildren), Brother/Sister (including step/adopted/in laws), Other family member, Friend, Neighbour, Somebody I help as a professional carer, Somebody I help as a voluntary helper, Other (PLEASE SPECIFY)?
Responses
1 Husband/Wife/Partner 242
2 Mother (including mother-in-law) 483
3 Father (including father-in-law) 159
4 Son (including step son, adopted son or son in law) 77
5 Daughter (including step daughter, adopted daughter or daugh 61
6 Grandparent 75
7 Grandchild (including Great Grandchildren) 10
8 Brother / Sister (including step / adopted / in laws) 62
9 Other family member 50
10 Friend 154
11 Neighbour 85
12 Somebody I help as a professional carer 3
13 Somebody I help as a voluntary helper 17
14 Other (PLEASE SPECIFY) 9
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 1
-1 Not applicable 12260
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD F21.
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.
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