Year: 2010
Module: Social Care for Older People
Variable: CAREPLAN

Have you thought about or made any plans about how you might fund any care and support needs as you get older?

 

%

I've thought about it but haven't done anything specific 26
I am saving money which I could use for these kinds of needs in the future (eg insurance, savings or a pension etc) 13
I am buying/have bought a property and would be willing to use its value to pay for care needs in the future 3
I expect my family to help fund any such care 2
I haven't really thought about it 49
I don't think there is anything I can do to plan for this now/I can't afford to make any such plans 6
Don't know <1

 

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Results for men and women

%

  Male Female
I've thought about it but haven't done anything specific 28 27
I am saving money which I could use for these kinds of needs in the future (eg insurance, savings or a pension etc) 13 13
I am buying/have bought a property and would be willing to use its value to pay for care needs in the future 3 3
I expect my family to help fund any such care 2 1
I haven't really thought about it 48 49
I don't think there is anything I can do to plan for this now/I can't afford to make any such plans 6 6
Don't know 0 8

  

 

Results for people of different ages

%

  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
I've thought about it but haven't done anything specific 20 20 31 31 28 32
I am saving money which I could use for these kinds of needs in the future (eg insurance, savings or a pension etc) 6 11 12 17 14 14
I am buying/have bought a property and would be willing to use its value to pay for care needs in the future 0 2 5 4 5 2
I expect my family to help fund any such care 2 2 1 0 3 3
I haven't really thought about it 69 61 45 42 45 40
I don't think there is anything I can do to plan for this now/I can't afford to make any such plans 5 5 5 7 5 8
Don't know 0 1 1 0 1 1

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

  Catholic Protestant No religion
I've thought about it but haven't done anything specific 26 28 30
I am saving money which I could use for these kinds of needs in the future (eg insurance, savings or a pension etc) 11 16 6
I am buying/have bought a property and would be willing to use its value to pay for care needs in the future 4 3 3
I expect my family to help fund any such care 1 2 2
I haven't really thought about it 52 46 52
I don't think there is anything I can do to plan for this now/I can't afford to make any such plans 6 5 8
Don't know 1 0 0

 

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