Proportion of Personal Budget taken as Direct Payment
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Question asked in the latest wave:
socialcare_w13.anydp
Question label:
Proportion of Personal Budget taken as Direct Payment
Question text:
Here are some of the different ways Local Authorities, councils, or social services arrange payment for people's care. Are you taking any of your Personal Budget as a Direct Payment?
Question universe:
if (HHGRID.dvage >= 65) & (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|3) (Aged 65 or over and mode is face-to-face or web)
and if (HHGrid.Region = 1 & HelpCode = 1 thru 18 (Lives in England and help/care provided by formal/informal carers)
and if PersBudg = 1 (Has been allocated a Personal Budget)
Question interviewer instructions:
IF YES, PROBE
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 27851 | 99.47% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Yes, all of Personal Budget as Direct Payment | 1 | 19 | 0.07% |
| Yes, part of Personal Budget as Direct Payment | 2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| No, none of Personal Budget as Direct Payment | 3 | 7 | 0.03% |
| SPONTANEOUS: Not being paid my Personal Budget yet. | 4 | 8 | 0.03% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 31501 | 98.42% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Yes, all of Personal Budget as Direct Payment | 1 | 14 | 0.04% |
| Yes, part of Personal Budget as Direct Payment | 2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| No, none of Personal Budget as Direct Payment | 3 | 10 | 0.03% |
| SPONTANEOUS: Not being paid my Personal Budget yet. | 4 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 34909 | 96.81% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Yes, all of Personal Budget as Direct Payment | 1 | 28 | 0.08% |
| Yes, part of Personal Budget as Direct Payment | 2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| No, none of Personal Budget as Direct Payment | 3 | 9 | 0.02% |
| SPONTANEOUS: Not being paid my Personal Budget yet. | 4 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
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