NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2010
Module:Informal_Carers
Variable:CAREWHO

If respondent is a carer...
Now thinking of the person you mainly care for (that is the person you spend most hours per week caring for). Is that person …

	%
Your husband, wife or partner	12
Your child or step-child	11
Your parent	33
Your parent-in-law	9
Your grandparent	9
Your brother or sister	7
Another relative	10
A friend or neighbour	7
Other	2
Don't know	0

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.
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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Your husband, wife or partner	12	12
Your child or step-child	11	11
Your parent	25	38
Your parent-in-law	9	8
Your grandparent	10	9
Your brother or sister	6	8
Another relative	14	8
A friend or neighbour	10	6
Other	3	2
Don't know	1	0

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Your husband, wife or partner	0	*	*	8	*	*
Your child or step-child	0	*	*	11	*	*
Your parent	*	*	*	49	*	*
Your parent-in-law	0	*	*	13	*	0
Your grandparent	*	*	*	3	*	0
Your brother or sister	*	*	0	7	*	*
Another relative	*	*	*	4	*	*
A friend or neighbour	0	0	*	6	*	*
Other	0	*	0	0	*	*
Don't know	0	0	*	0	0	0

* 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

Your husband, wife or partner 11 12 *
Your child or step-child 11 11 *
Your parent 30 35 *
Your parent-in-law 11 8 *
Your grandparent 7 7 *
Your brother or sister 7 8 *
Another relative 11 11 *
A friend or neighbour 9 6 *
Other 3 2 0
Don't know 0 1 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
Your husband, wife or partner	11	12	*
Your child or step-child	11	11	*
Your parent	30	35	*
Your parent-in-law	11	8	*
Your grandparent	7	7	*
Your brother or sister	7	8	*
Another relative	11	11	*
A friend or neighbour	9	6	*
Other	3	2	0
Don't know	0	1	0