NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2015
Module: Social_Care_for_Older_People
Variable: PAYSC2

Supposing an older person needs so much help with daily living that they need to move into a care home. There are different ways that this care home could be paid for. How fair are each of these?
Nobody has to sell their home to pay for care but if you have savings you will have to use that money to pay part of the costs until you have spent a maximum of £35,000 of your own money and then the government will step in and pay for the rest.

	%
Very fair	3
Quite fair	25
Neither fair nor unfair	10
Quite unfair	25
Very unfair	33
Don't know	3

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Very fair	4	3
Quite fair	23	28
Neither fair nor unfair	12	8
Quite unfair	28	23
Very unfair	30	36
Don't know	3	3

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Very fair	2	5	7	1	3	3
Quite fair	17	28	30	23	28	26
Neither fair nor unfair	17	14	9	5	8	8
Quite unfair	26	21	23	31	26	25
Very unfair	32	28	25	38	34	37
Don't know	5	4	6	2	1	3

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Very fair	3	4	2
Quite fair	21	30	26
Neither fair nor unfair	9	8	12
Quite unfair	26	27	23
Very unfair	38	29	33
Don't know	3	2	4

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