Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey 2010

Module: Informal Carers

This page lists the questionlists the questions asked within the Informal Carers module in 2010. Clicking on the question name printed to the left of every question will bring you to the tables of results for that question. Publications and further information on Carers can be found on the Carers Resources page.


CAREHOME: Is there anyone living with you whom you look after?

CARESEP: Do you provide regular service/help for someone not living with you?

NUMHOME: How many people living with you do you look after or help?

NUMSEP: How many people not living with you do you look after or help?

CAREWHO: Who do you provide care for?

CARESEX: Gender of person that respondent cares for.

CAREAGE: Age of person that respondent cares for.

CARELIVE: Do you live with the person you provide care for?

CAREOAGE: Do you provide care to someone due to old age or frailty?

CAREPDIS: Do you provide care to someone with a physical disability?

CAREPILL: Do you provide care to someone with a physical illness?

CARELDIS: Do you provide care to someone with a learning disability?

CAREMILL: Do you provide care to someone with a mental illness?

CAREDEM: Do you provide care to someone with dementia?

CAREHOUR: How many hours per day do you provide care?

CAREDAYS: On how many days per week do you provide care?

DOCARE1: Do you help with personal care to the person you provide care for?

DOCARE2: Do you give physical help to the person you provide care for?

DOCARE3: Do you give help up/down staires to the person you provide care for?

DOCARE4: Do you give help with paperwork to the person you provide care for?

DOCARE5: Do you give practical help to the person you provide care for?

DOCARE6: Do you give other practical help to the person you provide care for?

DOCARE7: Do you give companionship to the person you provide care for?

DOCARE8: Do you take the person you provide care for out?

DOCARE9: Do you give medicine to the person you provide care for?

DOCARE10: Do you give supervision to the person you provide care for?

DOCARE11: Do you give other help to the person you provide care for?

MAINHELP: Which one of these things takes up most of the time you spend caring?

HELPMON: How long have you been caring for or helping?

CAREPRES: How often do you feel under pressure because of your caring responsibilities?

CAREHAPP: How often does your caring role make you feel happy that you are able to help someone?

CARERSNT: How often do you feel resentment because of your caring responsibilities?

CAREBACK: How often do you feel a sense that you are giving something back?

A module of questions on social care for older people was also included in 2010


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