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Health survey for England 2014: chapter 6 social care provision
- Authors:
- ROONEY Keeva, DARTON Robin, WITTENBERG Raphael
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Information Centre
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 11
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This chapter presents results from the Health Survey for England 2014 about the provision of unpaid social care by adults aged 16 and over. This is defined as help or support provided to someone because of long-term physical or mental ill-health, a disability or problems relating to old age and excludes any help given in a professional capacity or as part of a job. The findings show that 17 per cent of adults provided unpaid help or support to other people, with women more likely than men to do so (20 per cent and 14 per cent respectively). Prevalence of providing unpaid care was lowest among those in higher income households and increased with decreasing income. Care was most commonly provided to a parent and men were more likely than women to provide help or support for a spouse or partner, with just under a fifth doing so. Most commonly, those who provided help and support said that they did so for between 1-9 hours in the last week. However, a substantial proportion of men and women provided more care, with 27 per cent providing 10 or more hours in the last week. (Edited publisher abstract)
Health survey for England 2014: chapter 5 social care: need for and receipt of help
- Authors:
- MAPLETHORPE Natalie, DARTON Robin, WITTENBERG Raphael
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Information Centre
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This chapter presents information about the need for and receipt of social care among adults aged 65 and over, examining whether they receive care and how it is provided. Most of the chapter is based on Health Survey for England 2014 data but where bases are too small for robust analysis, 2013 and 2014 data have been combined. The HSE does not cover people in care homes and, within the community, it focuses on older people, who constitute by far the largest group receiving care. The findings show that 24 per cent of men and 33 per cent of women aged 65 and over needed help with at least one Activity of Daily Living (ADL) and 21 per cent and 34 per cent respectively needed help with at least one Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (IADL). There was variation according to household income, with greatest need and highest proportions receiving help in the lowest income tertile. Among people who had received help with ADLs in the last month, 82 per cent of men and 75 per cent of women had received this solely from unpaid helpers, including relatives, friends and neighbours and the picture was similar for IADLs. (Edited publisher abstract)