Wave 11 Social Care (ELSA)

Wave 11 Social Care (ELSA)#

Last modified: 07 Oct 2026

1. Summary#

Participants from the ELSA sample were invited to take part in a face-to-face interview in 2023-2024. Respondents took part in a interview on a number of topics but this block contains variables from the ‘Social care’ module. This questionnaire module contains questions on the following topics: respondent’s self-reported ability to carry out day to day activities independently, care received, who provided the care, quality of care and costs of care.

Dataset Descriptor Dataset-specific Information
Name of Dataset in TRE ELSA_wave_11_ca_eul
Citation (APA) University College London, National Centre for Social Research, The Institute for Fiscal Studies, The University of East Anglia, and The University of Manchester. (2026). English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA): Wave 11 Social Care. UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC). https://doi.org/10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00521-01
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Series English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)
Owner University College London
Temporal Coverage 10/2023 - 10/2024
Keywords care,caregiving,quality of care,cost of care
Participant Count 7829
Number of variables 782
Number of observations 7842
Specific Restrictions to Data Use None
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2. Version History#

Version 1
Version Date 13 Feb 2026
Number of Variables 782
Number of Observations 7842
DOI 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00521-01
Change Log 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00521-01/activities

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4. Useful Syntax#

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