Literal question
[Questions 20-26 apply to people aged 15 and over]
23 Do you provide regular unpaid personal help for a friend or family member with a long-term illness, health problem or disability?
Include problems which are due to old age.
Personal help includes help with basic tasks such as feeding or dressing.
[] 1 Yes, 1-14 hours a week
[] 2 Yes, 15-28 hours a week
[] 3 Yes, 29-42 hours a week
[] 4 Yes, 43 or more hours a week
[] 5 No
Interviewer instructions
23. Do you provide regular unpaid personal help for a friend or family member with a long-term illness, health problem or disability?
Include problems which are due to old age.
Personal help includes help with basic tasks such as feeding or dressing.
[] 1 Yes, 1-14 hours a week
[] 2 Yes, 15-28 hours a week
[] 3 Yes, 29-42 hours a week
[] 4 Yes, 43 or more hours a week
[] 5 No
The results of question 23 will facilitate an assessment to be made of the extent to which unpaid personal help is provided by carers in our society, along with the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the carers themselves. This question is being asked for the first time in Census 2002.
Some guidelines on answering question 23:
The receipt of "Carers allowance" is not considered payment for the purposes of this question.
"Meals-on-wheels" staff are not considered as carers for the purposes of this question.
