Formal care: who deals with care payments
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Question asked in the latest wave:
socialcare_w13.whodeal
Question label:
Formal care: who deals with care payments
Question text:
Now a few questions about paying for the care you receive. Do you usually deal with paying for your care or does a family member or friend manage this for you?
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 = (2|3|4) & HelpCode = (11 thru 18) | (HHGrid.Region = 1 & HelpCode = 1 thru 18) (Lives in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland and help/care provided by formal carers OR Lives in England and Help/care provided by formal/informal carers)
Question interviewer instructions:
OPEN CODE. PROBE IF NECESSARY.
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 26307 | 93.96% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 121 | 0.43% |
| don't know | -1 | 69 | 0.25% |
| Respondent deals with this all him/herself | 1 | 749 | 2.68% |
| Respondent knows about some of it but not all | 2 | 50 | 0.18% |
| Respondent does not deal with this at all | 3 | 598 | 2.14% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 29542 | 92.3% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 122 | 0.38% |
| don't know | -1 | 70 | 0.22% |
| Respondent deals with this all him/herself | 1 | 1068 | 3.34% |
| Respondent knows about some of it but not all | 2 | 47 | 0.15% |
| Respondent does not deal with this at all | 3 | 695 | 2.17% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 32612 | 90.44% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 106 | 0.29% |
| don't know | -1 | 95 | 0.26% |
| Respondent deals with this all him/herself | 1 | 1368 | 3.79% |
| Respondent knows about some of it but not all | 2 | 64 | 0.18% |
| Respondent does not deal with this at all | 3 | 717 | 1.99% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 37974 | 90.05% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| refusal | -2 | 14 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 30 | 0.07% |
| Respondent deals with this all him/herself | 1 | 977 | 2.32% |
| Respondent knows about some of it but not all | 2 | 41 | 0.1% |
| Respondent does not deal with this at all | 3 | 302 | 0.72% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
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