SINGLE MEASURE

Who helps

Sweep Title: Wave 10 main
Dataset: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)

Question(s)

In the last month, who has helped [^you/[^name]] with [^BLANK/ walking 100 yards/climbing stairs/walking across a room/getting in or out of bed/ using the toilet/dressing/ bathing or showering/eating/ shopping for groceries/doing work around the house or garden/taking medications/managing money]? First, please tell me about all of the people from this list who have helped [^you/[^name]].
Please only think about help received because of a physical, mental, emotional or memory problem.

Response scale

01 Husband/Wife/Partner
02 Son (including step son, adopted son or son in law)
03 Daughter (including step daughter, adopted daughter or daughter in law)
04 Grandchild (including Great Grandchildren)
05 Sister (including step sister, adopted sister or sister in law)
06 Brother (including step brother, adopted brother or brother in law)
07 Other relative
08 Friend
09 Neighbour
96 None of these

Participant age 50 - 120
Starts January 2021
Ends January 2023
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Receipt;
Informant: Participant
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Past month
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID ELSA-3863