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Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020
An amended version of the Scottish Health Survey 2018 main report.
Table 2.11: Support received by carers, 2017/2018 combined, by hours spent caring per week
| Base: Aged 4 and over | 2017/2018 combined | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Support received | Hours spent caring per week | Total | |
| 35 hours or more | Less than 35 hours | ||
| % | % | % | |
| Short breaks or respite e.g. day time breaks, overnight breaks | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| Advice and information | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Practical support, e.g. transport, equipment/adaptations | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Counselling or emotional support / talking to someone for support, e.g. family member, friend | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Training and learning / having a befriender or a peer mentor | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Advocacy services | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Personal assistant/ support worker/ community nurse/ home help | 12 | 3 | 5 |
| Help from family, friends or neighbours | 30 | 17 | 19 |
| Help from teachers at school, e.g. talking or extra help with homework (4-15 only) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social activities and support, e.g. young carers' groups or day trips (4-15 only) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carers allowance (16+ only) | 31 | 1 | 7 |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Receive no help or support | 40 | 75 | 69 |
| Unweighted bases | 271 | 1042 | 1382 |
| Weighted bases | 254 | 1037 | 1348 |
Note that the 1% of carers providing <35 hours care per week that reported that they receive carers allowance is this likely to be an error or because they've recently changed the amount of time that they care for
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