SINGLE MEASURE

Paying for care

Sweep Title: Wave 8
Dataset: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)

Question(s)

And [^in addition to what] [^you/[name]] pay(s)), as far as you are aware does anyone else or any organisation pay or give money to [[^BLANK/your/his/her/] husband/wife/partner/ son/other son/daughter/other grandchild /sister/other sister//other / other /friend/ other friend/neighbour/other neighbour/ the home care
worker/ home help/ personal assistant/ the member of the reablement /intermediate care staff team/the voluntary helper/the warden / sheltered housing manager/the cleaner/the council’s handyman/the member of staff at the care/nursing home/ the other helper] for the care [^you/he/she] receive(s) – for example the council or a family member? Do not count any benefits such as Carers Allowance or Attendance Allowance.

Response scale

01 Yes, the local authority /council /social services,
02 Yes, a family member (with their own money),
03 Yes, other,
04 No, nobody else pays

Participant age 50 - 120
Starts January 2016
Ends January 2017
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Receipt;
Informant: Participant
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Current
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID ELSA-1218