Social care 5: Number of hours help/care provided
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Question asked in the latest wave:
socialcare_w13.helphours
Question label:
Number of hours help/care provided
Question text:
Thinking about HelpCode, in the last week, how many hours have they helped you in person with these kinds of tasks? HelpCode = 1 thru 10Please only think about the hours they were helping you with these kinds of tasks and not about the time they were around the house or there to help if you needed it.HelpCode = 11If home care worker/personal assistant/other care staff 'lives in'/'sleeps in', INCLUDE ALL hours they are on duty. INTERVIEWER: EXPLAIN IF NECESSARY: "Not help over the phone or by internet or doing occasional errands or odd jobs without the respondent."
Question universe:
if (HHGRID.dvage >= 65) & (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|3) (Aged 65 or over and mode is face-to-face or web)
Question interviewer instructions:
ROUND DOWN IF NECESSARY, e.g. IF 4.5 HOURS, CODE ‘1-4 hours’. IF TWO PEOPLE HELP AT THE SAME TIME, CODE DOUBLE THE HOURS.
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 27847 | 99.46% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| No help in the last week | 1 | 12 | 0.04% |
| Less than one hour | 2 | 8 | 0.03% |
| 1 - 4 hours | 3 | 18 | 0.06% |
| 5 - 9 hours | 4 | 5 | 0.02% |
| 10 - 19 hours | 5 | 2 | 0.01% |
| 20 - 34 hours | 6 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 35 - 49 hours | 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.66 | 27951 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1.39 | 47 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 31498 | 98.41% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| No help in the last week | 1 | 13 | 0.04% |
| Less than one hour | 2 | 8 | 0.02% |
| 1 - 4 hours | 3 | 19 | 0.06% |
| 5 - 9 hours | 4 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.39 | 31962 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.04 | 46 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 34910 | 96.82% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| No help in the last week | 1 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Less than one hour | 2 | 10 | 0.03% |
| 1 - 4 hours | 3 | 21 | 0.06% |
| 5 - 9 hours | 4 | 6 | 0.02% |
| 10 - 19 hours | 5 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 20 - 34 hours | 6 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.55 | 36007 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1.15 | 51 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 39304 | 93.2% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| No help in the last week | 1 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Less than one hour | 2 | 5 | 0.01% |
| 1 - 4 hours | 3 | 18 | 0.04% |
| 5 - 9 hours | 4 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 10 - 19 hours | 5 | 3 | 0.01% |
| 50 - 99 hours | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.91 | 42137 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 33 |
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