Care in Wales: Results from the Living in Wales Survey 2007

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

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E-mail: stats.inclusion@wales.gsi.gov.uk