Type of information |
Areas covered |
Source |
Comments |
Number of carers and estimates of value of care provided by informal carers |
Local authority (England, Scotland and Wales) and Health and Social care Trust (Northern Ireland) |
Yeandle S and Buckner L, Valuing Carers 2015 – the rising value of carers’ support, Carers UK, 2015 |
Estimates based on data from 2011 census – see report for methodology |
Proportion of survey respondents who were carers, with ability to cross-tabulate this by age, gender, economic activity or other characteristics |
CCGs in England |
Estimates could be applied to local population data |
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Number of carers in contact with services, by whether support provided and type of support |
Local authorities, Councils with Social Services Responsibilities (England) |
Adult social care activity data |
Sampling frame for carers survey (see survey of adult carers below) |
Estimates of characteristics of carers (eg economic activity, health status, care provided) and cared for person (age, condition) |
Local authorities, Councils with Social Services Responsibilities (England) |
Survey of adult carers |
Regional and national cross-tabulations also available |
Economic activity and demographics of carers |
National – based on analysis of British Household Panel Survey and Understanding Society survey |
Estimates could be applied to local population data |