NI Life and Times Survey - 2006: CAREHOUR

Year: 2006
Module:Informal_Carers
Variable:CAREHOUR

If respondent is a carer...
Taking account of all the help you give, including travelling time, about how long do you spend looking after (name) in an average week?

	%
0-2 hours per week	11
3-4 hours per week	14
5-9 hours per week	15
10-19 hours per week	18
20-29 hours per week	8
30-39 hours per week	5
40-59 hours per week	6
60 hours +	19
Don’t know	3

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
0-2 hours per week	15	9
3-4 hours per week	21	11
5-9 hours per week	16	15
10-19 hours per week	14	20
20-29 hours per week	8	9
30-39 hours per week	1	8
40-59 hours per week	6	6
60 hours +	16	21
Don’t know	3	3

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
0-2 hours per week	*	*	*	12	*	*
3-4 hours per week	*	*	*	15	*	*
5-9 hours per week	*	*	*	20	*	*
10-19 hours per week	*	*	*	21	*	*
20-29 hours per week	*	*	*	5	*	*
30-39 hours per week	0	*	*	7	*	*
40-59 hours per week	*	0	*	3	*	*
60 hours +	*	*	*	13	*	*
Don’t know	*	0	*	4	*	*

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

0-2 hours per week 7 13 *
3-4 hours per week 14 13 *
5-9 hours per week 14 13 *
10-19 hours per week 19 20 *
20-29 hours per week 11 5 *
30-39 hours per week 5 6 *
40-59 hours per week 4 7 *
60 hours + 21 22 *
Don’t know 5 2 0

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
0-2 hours per week	7	13	*
3-4 hours per week	14	13	*
5-9 hours per week	14	13	*
10-19 hours per week	19	20	*
20-29 hours per week	11	5	*
30-39 hours per week	5	6	*
40-59 hours per week	4	7	*
60 hours +	21	22	*
Don’t know	5	2	0