About care for the elderly
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
About care for the elderly
Project Number
145
Abstract
This questionnaire investigates people’s opinions about care for the elderly. The questionnaire is administered to
Dutch, Turkish, and Moroccan panel members in the LISS panel and Immigrant
panel.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
03-11-2014
End date
25-11-2014
Researcher
Schaafsma, J.
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2016 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-xnm-uj4f
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted | preloaded |
| lu14a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| lu14a001 | My family is a central part of who I am. | directly measured |
| lu14a002 | It is very important to me to have my own personal style. | directly measured |
| lu14a003 | I often ask my family for social and emotional support. | directly measured |
| lu14a004 | It is important to me to know more about the backgrounds, habits, and attitudes of my family. | directly measured |
| lu14a005 | Even though I may have similarities with others, my personal qualities make me who I am. | directly measured |
| lu14a006 | I know I can always rely on my family for support. | directly measured |
| lu14a007 | It is important to me that I respect the decisions made by my family. | directly measured |
| lu14a008 | I prefer to be different from other people. | directly measured |
| lu14a009 | My family is more important to me than anything else. | directly measured |
| lu14a010 | I am different from other people. | directly measured |
| lu14a011 | I enjoy being unique and different from the others in many ways. | directly measured |
| lu14a012 | It is important to me to be myself. | directly measured |
| lu14a013 | Children should live close to their parents. | directly measured |
| lu14a014 | Children should take care of their sick parents. | directly measured |
| lu14a015 | Children should give their parents financial support. | directly measured |
| lu14a016 | Children who live nearby should visit their parent at least once a week. | directly measured |
| lu14a017 | Children should phone their parents on a regular basis. | directly measured |
| lu14a018 | Children should feel responsible for their parents. | directly measured |
| lu14a019 | Children and parents should be together on holidays and special occasions, like weddings. | directly measured |
| lu14a020 | Parents should be able to talk to their children about matters of personal importance, which have influence on their lives. | directly measured |
| lu14a021 | Children should give emotional support to their parents. | directly measured |
| lu14a022 | Children should be willing to give up free time for their parents. | directly measured |
| lu14a023 | In emergencies children should make room for their parents in their home. | directly measured |
| lu14a024 | Children should offer advice to their parents. | directly measured |
| lu14a025 | Children should adjust their work situation in order to help their parents, e.g., by working less overtime or temporarily working less hours. | directly measured |
| lu14a026 | Children should monitor the quality of care given to their parents. | directly measured |
| lu14a027 | Children should adjust their situation at home in order to help their parents, e.g., assign activities to others or put activities aside temporarily. | directly measured |
| lu14a028 | Children should familiarize their parents with health care services. | directly measured |
| lu14a029 | If parents can no longer take care of themselves, a nursing home is a good solution. | directly measured |
| lu14a030 | It is important that parents later in life remain independent as long as possible. | directly measured |
| lu14a031 | It is not desirable to have parents taken care of in a nursing home. | directly measured |
| lu14a032 | It is important that parents can turn to a nursing home when they are not able to take care of themselves anymore. | directly measured |
| lu14a033 | Parents need to take care of themselves later in life as long as possible. | directly measured |
| lu14a034 | If parents cannot take care of themselves anymore, they are best cared for in a nursing home. | directly measured |
| lu14a035 | A nursing home can provide parents with better care than children can. | directly measured |
| lu14a036 | Parents should remain in control over their own lives as much as possible. | directly measured |
| lu14a037 | Nursing homes take the specific living needs of the elderly insufficiently into account. | directly measured |
| lu14a038 | To what extent do you think that adult children need to help or support their parents with: Household chores | directly measured |
| lu14a039 | To what extent do you think that adult children need to help or support their parents with: Transportation or groceries | directly measured |
| lu14a040 | To what extent do you think that adult children need to help or support their parents with: Financial matters | directly measured |
| lu14a041 | To what extent do you think that adult children need to help or support their parents with: Emotional problems | directly measured |
| lu14a042 | To what extent do you think that adult children need to help or support their parents with: Important decisions (e.g., about life and death) | directly measured |
| lu14a043 | To what extent do you think that adult children need to help or support their parents with: Disease | directly measured |
| lu14a044 | To what extent do you think that adult children need to help or support their parents with: Personal care (e.g., showering, dressing) | directly measured |
| lu14a045 | In my surroundings, it is common for children to later provide for their parents. | directly measured |
| lu14a046 | In my surroundings, it is expected of children to later take care of their parents. | directly measured |
| lu14a047 | In my surroundings, it is very important that children later take care of their parents. | directly measured |
| lu14a048 | In my surroundings, people will understand when children cannot take care of their parents. | directly measured |
| lu14a049 | My parent(s) expect(ed) that their child(ren) take care of them when they are or were needy. | directly measured |
| lu14a050 | For my parent(s) it is/was important that their child(ren) take care of them later. | directly measured |
| lu14a051 | My parent(s) would (have) be(en) disappointed when their child(ren) would not take care of them. | directly measured |
| lu14a052 | My parent(s) would understand/have understood if their child(ren) can (could) not take care of them. | directly measured |
| lu14a053 | My parent(s) would (have) be(en) unhappy in a nursing home. | directly measured |
| lu14a054 | I am afraid that my parent(s) one day will need more help than I can give. | directly measured |
| lu14a055 | I think it is important to (later) take care of my parent(s). | directly measured |
| lu14a056 | I want to (later) help my parent(s) but I worry what will happen to my own life. | directly measured |
| lu14a057 | I worry that I'll break down if I have to give my parent(s) a great deal of care. | directly measured |
| lu14a058 | It means a lot to me to be able to take care of my parent(s) (later). | directly measured |
| lu14a059 | I’d feel guilty if I cannot take care of my parent(s). | directly measured |
| lu14a060 | I don't know how I'll manage if my parent(s) need(s) a great deal of help. | directly measured |
| lu14a061 | I worry that a time will come when I'll have to help my parent(s). | directly measured |
| lu14a062 | I’d be ashamed if I cannot (later) take care of my parent(s). | directly measured |
| lu14a063 | I don't know what I'll do if my parent(s) ask(s) for help. | directly measured |
| lu14a064 | I'm afraid that taking care of my parent(s) will take too much time and energy. | directly measured |
| lu14a065 | I would prefer that my parent(s) are (later) taken care of in a nursing home. | directly measured |
| lu14a066 | Is your father still alive? | directly measured |
| lu14a067 | How often do you see your father? | directly measured |
| lu14a068 | How good [if lu14a066=1: is/ if lu14a066=2: was] the relationship with your father? | directly measured |
| lu14a069 | Is your mother still alive? | directly measured |
| lu14a070 | How often do you see your mother? | directly measured |
| lu14a071 | How good [if lu14a066=1: is/ if lu14a066=2: was] the relationship with your mother? | directly measured |
| lu14a072 | Do you have any brothers or sisters? | directly measured |
| lu14a073 | How many brothers/sisters do you have? | directly measured |
| lu14a074 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| lu14a075 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| lu14a076 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| lu14a077 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| lu14a078 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| lu14a079 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| lu14a080 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| lu14a081 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| lu14a082 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| lu14a083 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: About care for the elderly
The questionnaire was administered in Dutch.
Browse About care for the elderlyResponse Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 329 (100%)Non-response: 93 (28.3%)
Response: 236 (71.7%)
Complete: 234 (71.1%)
Incomplete: 2 (0.6%)
Collection Events
Period
03-11-2014 to 25-11-2014
Sample
329 Dutch, Turkish, and Moroccan panel members aged 16 years and older
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.