SINGLE MEASURE

Number of hours spent caring

Sweep Title: HEAF Baseline
Dataset: Health and Employment After Fifty (HEAF)

Question(s)

In an average week, roughly how many hours would you spend doing the following activities? (Please answer
each question)

1 Working in a paid job
2 Doing housework in your own home or for your
family
3 Doing DIY jobs in your own home or for your family
4 Giving personal care to someone in your home or
family
5 Working in an unpaid job for others outside your
home and family (e.g. as a volunteer for a charity)
6 Playing sports
7 Doing hobbies (other than sports and DIY in the
home)
8 Watching television
9 Reading for pleasure
10 Other leisure activities

Response scale

Number of hours

Participant age 50 - 120
Starts January 2012
Ends January 2013
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Provision;
Informant: Participant
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Current
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID heaf-3483