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Catalogue of Social Care Data

UNITING SOCIAL CARE DATA

Million Women Study (MWS)

Million Women Study (MWS)

Measures describe a question asked to a participant during a survey or an item of information requested from a manager when they fill out a data return. For example, ‘Who do you live with?’ is a measure and the possible responses might be, mother, father, brother, sister etc.

Question/Data item wording Response scale wording Need OR provision OR receipt Description of measure Start Year Age of interest Age from Age to Informant Multiple rater Reporting term Sweep title Standard instrument Notes Physical health measures Dataset

Do you:
-have difficulty bathing or dressing yourself?
-have difficulty walking up a flight of stairs?
-receive a disability living allowance,
-attendance allowance or blue badge?
-receive a carer’s allowance?

Yes
No

 Need; Difficulty with ADLs & receipt of allowances 2006 66-82 66 82 Participant No Current 8yr Re-survey No MWS

Do you:
-have difficulty bathing or dressing yourself?
-have difficulty walking up a flight of stairs?
-have a disability allowance, attendance
allowance or blue badge?

Yes
No

 Need; Difficulty with ADLs & receipt of allowances 2010 70-86 70 86 Participant No Current 12yr Re-survey No MWS

Do you find any of the following tasks difficult?

Do you need help with any of the above tasks?

Part 1:
walking
climbing stairs
dressing
washing
shopping
preparing meals

Part 2:
Yes
No

 Need, Receipt; Difficulty with ADLs & receipt of help 2013 73-89 73 89 Participant No Current 15 yr Re-survey No MWS

Do you regularly care for family members or others because of their health, disability or other problems?

If Yes, how many days a week?

Part 1:
Yes
No

Part 2:
Days per week.

 Provision; Provision of care for others & hours caring 2013 73-89 73 89 Participant No Current 15 yr Re-survey No MWS

Do you find any of the following tasks difficult?

Walking?
Climbing stairs?
Dressing?
Washing?
Shopping?
Preparing meals?

 Need, Receipt; Difficulty with ADLs 2018 78-92 78 92 Participant No Current 20 yr Re-survey No MWS

Are you now:

Housebound
Bedbound
Neither

 Need; Housebound/Bedbound 2018 78-92 78 92 Participant No Current 20 yr Re-survey No MWS

Do you regularly care for family members or others because of their health, disability or other problems?

How much caring do you do?

Part 1:
Yes
No

Part 2:
Hours a day
Days a week

 Provision; Caring for others & how much 2018 78-92 78 92 Participant No Current 20 yr Re-survey No MWS

Is the person you provide most care for

Husband/partner
Parent
Child
Other

 Provision; Who does person care for? 2018 78-92 78 92 Participant No Current 20 yr Re-survey No MWS

What health, disability or other problem do they [person participant cares for] have?

Dementia
Cancer
Other

 Provision; What problem does care recipient have? 2018 78-92 78 92 Participant No Current 20 yr Re-survey No MWS

How long have you been caring for them?

Years (0 if less than 1)

 Provision; How long spent caring 2018 78-92 78 92 Participant No Current 20 yr Re-survey No MWS