Care in Wales: Results from the Living in Wales Survey 2007
The latest National Statistics on Care in Wales, produced by the Welsh Assembly Government, were released on 25 November 2008 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Statistics on Care in Wales include data taken from the 2007 Living in Wales survey, which is an annual Welsh household survey.
The Bulletin
Statistical Bulletin 66/2008 (PDF 166kB)
Tables: Living in Wales 2005, Care (MS Excel 116kB)
Tables: Living in Wales 2006, Care (MS Excel 57kB)
Tables: Living in Wales 2007, Care (MS Excel 59kB)
The key points from the bulletin are:
- 9% of all respondents either looked after or gave special help to at least one person who had long-term physical or mental ill-health, or disability, or problems related to old age.
- Of those respondents who provided special care, just under half (49%) were between the ages of 50 and 69.
- The type of care most commonly provided by carers was 'keeping an eye on him/her to make sure he/she is all right', (77%), closely followed by 'other practical help (e.g. preparing meals, shopping etc)' provided by 74% of carers.
- Of those who knew how much care they provided, 64% provided 'less than 20 hours' a week, while just over a third (36%) provided '20 or more hours'.
- A smaller group were giving high levels of care, which is for more than 12 hours a day; amounting to some 17% of those who knew how much time they spent caring, 1% of all respondents. But only around 1 in 8 of these carers giving high levels of care (more than 12 hours a day) received respite support.
Contact:
Tel: 029 2082 5008
E-mail: stats.inclusion@wales.gsi.gov.uk
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