Year: 2015
Module: Informal_Carers
Variable: MAINHELP

If respondent is a carer...
Which of these things takes up most of the time you spend caring for that person?

 
%
Help with personal care eg washing, dressing, earing, toilet22
Physical help eg helping in/out of bed/chair5
Helping up/down stairs1
Helping with paperwork/financial matters3
Practical help eg shopping and housework23
Other practical help eg gardening and decorating2
Taking them to appointments9
Companionship18
Take him/her out2
Give medicine1
Supervision11
Don't know1



 

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Results for men and women

 
%
 MaleFemale
Help with personal care eg washing, dressing, earing, toilet 26 20
Physical help eg helping in/out of bed/chair 7 5
Helping up/down stairs 2 1
Helping with paperwork/financial matters 8 0
Practical help eg shopping and housework 16 28
Other practical help eg gardening and decorating 3 2
Taking them to appointments 8 10
Companionship 17 19
Take him/her out 2 2
Give medicine 1 2
Supervision 9 11
Don't know 3 0



 

 

Results for people of different ages

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.
Graphs not available for this table.
 
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Help with personal care eg washing, dressing, earing, toilet * * * * * *
Physical help eg helping in/out of bed/chair 0 0 * * * *
Helping up/down stairs 0 0 0 * 0 *
Helping with paperwork/financial matters 0 0 0 * * 0
Practical help eg shopping and housework * * * * * *
Other practical help eg gardening and decorating 0 0 0 * * 0
Taking them to appointments * * * 0 * *
Companionship * 0 * * * *
Take him/her out 0 0 0 * 0 *
Give medicine 0 * 0 0 0 *
Supervision 0 * * * * *
Don't know 0 0 0 0 0 *



 

 

Results for people of different religions

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.
Graphs not available for this table.
 
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Help with personal care eg washing, dressing, earing, toilet 18 30 0
Physical help eg helping in/out of bed/chair 8 3 *
Helping up/down stairs 3 0 0
Helping with paperwork/financial matters 3 0 0
Practical help eg shopping and housework 30 19 *
Other practical help eg gardening and decorating 5 1 0
Taking them to appointments 8 7 *
Companionship 13 23 *
Take him/her out 0 5 0
Give medicine 1 1 *
Supervision 12 9 *
Don't know 0 2 0



 

 

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