Formal care: who deals with care payments
Datafile
Question asked in the latest wave:
socialcare_ip18.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 (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 = (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 | 5842 | 95.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 14 | 0.23% |
| don't know | -1 | 10 | 0.16% |
| Respondent deals with this all him/herself | 1 | 172 | 2.8% |
| Respondent knows about some of it but not all | 2 | 7 | 0.11% |
| Respondent does not deal with this at all | 3 | 102 | 1.66% |
| Total | 6147 | 100.0% |


