Year: 1994
Module: Carers
Variable: ELDCARE
Question: Thinking now only of elderly people.
As the number of elderly persons needing care increases over the next few years, who in your opinion, should be expected to provide the bulk of the care that will be needed? Should it be…
Index
to tables on this page
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-
%
of
people of different ages
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Relatives (including husband or wife) | 28 |
| The government | 61 |
| Friends/neighbours | 2 |
| Voluntary organisations | 3 |
| (Both government and relatives) | 1 |
| (Mixture of all) | 1 |
| Other answer | 2 |
| Don't know | 1 |
| Not answered | 0 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Relatives (including husband or wife) |
29 |
27 |
| The government |
64 |
59 |
| Friends/neighbours |
2 |
2 |
| Voluntary organisations |
0 |
5 |
| (both government and relatives) |
1 |
2 |
| (mixture of all) |
1 |
1 |
| Other answer |
3 |
2 |
| Don't know |
0 |
2 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Relatives (including husband or wife) |
31 |
27 |
30 |
30 |
26 |
27 |
| The government |
55 |
66 |
62 |
58 |
64 |
63 |
| Friends/neighbours |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
| Voluntary organisations |
4 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| (both government and relatives) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| (mixture of all) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Other answer |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| Don't know |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Relatives (including husband or wife) |
27 |
31 |
25 |
| The government |
63 |
59 |
64 |
| Friends/neighbours |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Voluntary organisations |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| (both government and relatives) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| (mixture of all) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Other answer |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| Don't know |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
