SINGLE MEASURE

Caring responsibilities and hours per week

Sweep Title: Lifestyle and health of mother (11y)
Dataset: Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents & Children (ALSPAC)

Question(s)

How many hours each week approximately do you spend time doing the following:

a) Preparing food, cooking and washing up
b) Shopping for food and groceries
c) Shopping and browsing in shops for other items (e.g. clothes, toys)
d) Cleaning the house
e) Doing the washing and ironing
f) Caring for pre-school children or babies at home (not as paid employment)
g) Caring for handicapped, elderly or disabled people at home (not as paid employment)

Response scale

Response scale for each data item:
None
Less than 1 hour
Between 1 and 3 hours
Between 3 and 6 hours
Between 6 and 10 hours
Between 10 and 15 hours
More than 15 hours

Participant age 16 - 120
Starts January 2002
Ends September 2022
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Provision;
Informant: Participant
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Current
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID ALSPAC-1940