helphours6

socialcare_ip18.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? Please 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. {if HelpCode = 1 thru 10} If home care worker/personal assistant/other care staff 'lives in'/'sleeps in', INCLUDE ALL hours they are on duty. {if HelpCode = 11}
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 (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

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.

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