c' G - Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS)

Qn. 9(b)(i). Abqut how many times does ... come home?
Ring the number - 2 digits.
Use code 99 for ‘no answers’.
The interviewers have been instructed to take the average number Of Visits hme pex
term if the number varies.
Qn. 10(b)
Unless the answer can obviously be recoded, leave the answer in code 4.
New code 5, Old Age. Use new code 5 for answers such as ‘just old age’, ‘just
getting on’ .
Place code 5 below code 4, and ring it.
Qn. 11 What kind of things do you usually do for?
Recode, if possible, any answers in code 09, otherwise leave them in code 09.
Include in cede 01 ‘getting into a bath!, ‘cutting hair, , *nursing care?. Code 01 is
intended to cover the more inttiate types of care than code 02 which covers physical
he 1P.
Include in COde 02 ‘getting into a wheel chair, .
Include in code 04 ‘collecting a prescription’. If the carer takes
the shops for purely practical purposes, code 04 should be ringed.
fOr entertainment code 06 should be used.
Qn. 12. Does ...... need help most of the time~
Iiecude if possible any answers in code 3, otherwise leave in code 3.
Qn. 13 On how many days do you look after?
Ring the number of days - 1 digit.
Accept averages and estimates.
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There is no ~ answer code leave no answers blank and enter code 9 at period,
deleting any codes ringed at period.
Period
Check that one of codes 1, 2 or 3 is ringed.
Try to recode any answers in cede 3, however, code 3 should be used if there is an
interviewer note to indicate that care varies and a more precise time period has not
been given. If code 3 is ringed the number of days should be blank. Delete ‘days’
if given. Any other answers, not recodeable into codes 1, 2, or 3, should be recode
into code 9.
If the number of ‘days’ is blank or cannot
answered unless code 3 applies, delete the
Delete ‘days’ if necessary.
Uae code 9 for no answers to the time period.
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be coded, but the the period has been
time period and substitute with code 9.