Young, Harriet, Grundy, Emily 
ORCID: 0000-0002-9633-1116 and Kalogirou, Stamatis
(2005)
Who cares? Geographic variation in unpaid caregiving in England and Wales: evidence from the 2001 census.
Population Trends (120).
pp. 23-34.
ISSN 0307-4463
Abstract
This article investigates the prevalence of unpaid caregiving by local authority district in England and Wales, using data from a new question on caregiving in the 2001 Census. We also examine geographic variation in the characteristics of unpaid care providers including health status, socio-economic status and ethnicity. Results show clear geographic variations in caregiving. The proportion of adults providing more than 20 hours of care per week ranged from less than 2 per cent to nearly 8 per cent. The highest proportions of caregivers were found in areas with higher than average levels of deprivation and long-term illness. Carers in such areas were themselves more likely to be in poor health. There are also clear variations in caregiving propensity by ethnic group.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/population-trends-rd... |
| Additional Information: | © 2005 Crown copyright |
| Divisions: | Social Policy Lifecourse, Ageing & Population Health |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Oct 2013 09:21 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Oct 2024 01:54 |
| Funders: | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Economic and Social Research Council |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/53646 |
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