Proportion of Personal Budget taken as Direct Payment
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Question asked in the latest wave:
socialcare_ip18.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 (ff_survlengthw18 2|3 & ((HHGRID.dvage >= 65) & (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|3))) // Not in Short Survey experiment groups & 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 | 6142 | 99.92% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.02% |
| Yes, all of Personal Budget as Direct Payment | 1 | 4 | 0.07% |
| Total | 6147 | 100.0% |


