SINGLE MEASURE

Providing unpaid care to others

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

Question(s)

In the last 12 months, that is, since [^date one year ago], have you done any of these things, unpaid, for someone who was not a relative?

Response scale

1 Keeping in touch with someone who has difficulty getting out and about (visiting in person,
telephoning or emailing)
2 Doing shopping, collecting pension or paying bills
3 Cooking, cleaning, laundry, gardening or other routine household jobs
4 Decorating or doing any kind of home or car repairs
5 Babysitting or caring for children
6 Sitting with or providing personal care (washing, dressing) for someone who is sick or
frail
7 Looking after a property or a pet for someone who is away
8 Writing letters or filling in forms
9 Representing someone (for example talking to a council department, or to a doctor) 10 Transporting or escorting someone (for example to a hospital or to an outing)

Participant age 50 - 120
Starts January 2021
Ends January 2023
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Provision;
Informant: Participant
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Past year
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID ELSA-3911