1. Supported by ESRC Large Grants Programme

2. Life and Times Survey Annual survey, began in 1998 Monitor the attitudes and behaviour of people in Northern Ireland Time-series and public record of attitudes and behaviour Descendent of Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey 1989-1996 Modular format

3. 2006 survey Attitudes of a random sample of 1230 adults aged 18 years or over to: –Community Relations –Political Attitudes –Satisfaction with National Health Service –Informal Carers –Minority Ethnic People –Migrant workers

4. www.ark.ac.uk/nilt Available from today: –Questionnaires –Technical reports –Publications –Tables of results – by age, gender, religion –Data to download –Technical helpline

5. Who cares now? Changes in informal caring 1994 and 2006 Eileen Evason

6. Volume of caring % 19942006 Cares for someone in same household 511 Cares for someone in another household 2114 All persons who are carers2623

7. Caring for two or more people

8. Who is being cared for? % 19942006 Parents/in-laws4347 Another relative3418 Friend/neighbour103 Child/step child815 Spouse/partner518

9. Volume of caring, by gender % 19942006 Males2217 Females2927

10. Age of carers % 19942006 18-34 years2920 35-54 years4749 55+ years2431

11. Hours per week spent caring % 19942006 Under 10 hours5740 10-29 hours2926 30+ hours1331 Dont know13

12. Days per week spent caring % 19942006 1-2 days3622 3-4 days2215 5-7 days*4362 Dont know01 * 5-7 days is typically 7

13. Hours per week spent caring, by gender % MalesFemales 1994200619942006 Under 10 hours71524734 10-29 hours23223329 30+ hours6231934 Dont know0313

14. Days per week spent caring, by gender % MalesFemales 1994200619942006 1-2 days43283118 3-4 days21142316 5-7* days37584764 Dont know0001 * 5-7 days is typically 7

15. Who should provide care for elderly people? % 19942006 Government6173 Relative2819 Friends or neighbours21 Voluntary organisations31 Other44 Dont know23

16. Supported by ESRC Large Grants Programme