SINGLE MEASURE

Hours spent giving care to partner

Sweep Title: 2021
Dataset: 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70)

Question(s)

*Note: data for this sweep will be available in early 2024.

How many hours do you spend giving help to your partner because of a physical, mental, emotional or memory problem, in a typical week?

Types of help might include:
• Basic personal needs like dressing, eating or bathing
• Getting around the house e.g. climbing stairs or walking
• Taking the right amount of medication at the right time
• Dealing with personal affairs e.g. writing letters, managing money

Response scale

If you help them less often than weekly please enter the average hours per week.

If unsure, enter your best estimate.

Range: 0..168

Participant age 50 - 52
Starts January 2021
Ends January 2022
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Provision;
Informant: Participant
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Current
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID BCS-1870