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22. Do you provide regular unpaid personal help for a friend or family member with a long-term illness, health problem or disability?

Include problems which are due to old age. Personal help includes help with basic tasks such as feeding or dressing

[] 1. Yes
[] 2. No

If 'Yes', for how many hours per week

Write in hours _ _ _

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Appendix H. Detailed notes on the household form

[Question 22: Do you provide regular unpaid personal help for a friend or family member with a long-term illness, health problem or disability?]

The results of question 22 will facilitate assessment of the extent to which unpaid personal help is provided by caregivers in our society, along with the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the careers themselves. Those who provide regular unpaid help as a caregivers, regardless of whether or not they receive caregivers' allowance / benefit, should mark box 1 (yes) and write in the weekly number of hours of caring. This question is being asked of persons aged 14 and younger for the first time.