SINGLE MEASURE

Hours spent caring

Sweep Title: Wave 3
Dataset: Mental Health of Children and Young People in England Surveys (MHCYPS)

Question(s)

“Apart from anything you do as part of paid employment, do you look after, or give any regular help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of either long-term physical ill-health, mental ill-health, disability; or problems related to old age?”

“How many hours a week, on average, do you spend doing this?””

Response scale

Part 1:
1. Yes
2. No

Part 2:
1. Less than one hour
2. 1-4 hours
3. 5-9 hours
4. 10-19 hours
5. 20-34 hours
6. 35-49 hours
7. 50 hours or more

Participant age 6 - 16
Starts January 2022
Ends January 2023
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Provision;
Informant: Participant
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Current
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID MHCYPS-3914