Social care 3: Number of hours help/care provided: approximate
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Question asked in the latest wave:
socialcare_w13.helphoursb
Question label:
Number of hours help/care provided: approximate
Question text:
Can you tell me whether in the last week HelpCode helped you in person with these tasks for...
Question universe:
if (HHGRID.dvage >= 65) & (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|3) (Aged 65 or over and mode is face-to-face or web)
and if HelpHours = DK|REF (Number of hours carer provided help to respondent is not known or refused)
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 27887 | 99.6% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Less than 20 hours | 1 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 27995 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 31540 | 98.54% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.01% |
| or for 35 hours or more? | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 32007 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 73 | 0.2% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 34877 | 96.72% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Less than 20 hours | 1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| 20 - 34 hours | 2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.33 | 36055 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.58 | 3 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 39328 | 93.26% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| don't know | -1 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Less than 20 hours | 1 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 42166 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
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