Hours per week spent caring
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Question asked in the latest wave:
caringlate_ip17.aidhrslat
Question label:
Hours per week spent caring
Question text:
Now thinking about everyone who you look after or provide help for, both those living with you and not living with you - in total, how many hours do you spend each week looking after or helping them?
Question universe:
if [ff_careexpw17 = 2] // Activity-based question asked early
And if [AIDXHHLAT = 1 OR AIDHHLAT = 1] // Non-resident or someone in household cared for
Question interviewer instructions:
IF IT VARIES PROBE WHETHER USUALLY UNDER OR OVER 20 HOURS A WEEK
INCLUDE CARE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE HOUSEHOLD
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2249 | 90.18% |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% |
| 0 - 4 hours per week | 1 | 69 | 2.77% |
| 5 - 9 hours per week | 2 | 40 | 1.6% |
| 10 - 19 hours per week | 3 | 25 | 1.0% |
| 20 - 34 hours per week | 4 | 12 | 0.48% |
| 35 - 49 hours per week | 5 | 15 | 0.6% |
| 50 - 99 hours per week | 6 | 14 | 0.56% |
| 100 or more hours per week/continuous care | 7 | 19 | 0.76% |
| Varies under 20 hours | 8 | 11 | 0.44% |
| Varies 20 hours or more | 9 | 8 | 0.32% |
| Other | 97 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.27 | 2279 | 1.0 | 97.0 | 9.35 | 215 |



