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Counting the Cost of Choice and Control: Evidence for the costs of self-directed support in Scotland
A study within three local authorities of the macro-level financial and economic evidence on the actual and potential costs, benefits and impacts of an increase in self-directed support in Scotland.
APPENDIX 2: SURVEY OF DP USERS
Detailed results
This Appendix contains tables detailing the results of the survey of DP users previously discussed in Chapter 5.
Table 9.1 Respondent demographic data
| Local Authority area | A | B | C | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of respondents /sample size | 18/90 | 18/60 | 23/60 | 59/210 |
| Response rate | 20% | 30% | 38% | 28% |
| Respondents | (n=18) | (n=18) | (n=23) | (n=59) |
| Someone who receives Direct Payments | 10 (56%) | 12 (67%) | 18 (78%) | 40 (68%) |
| A person caring for or informally supporting someone who receives Direct Payments | 8 (44%) | 0 | 4 (17%) | 12 (20%) |
| A person formally managing Direct Payments for another person as their Guardian or Power of Attorney | 0 | 6 (33%) | 1 (4%) | 7 (12%) |
| SDS user location | (n=17) | (n=17) | (n=23) | (n=57) |
| A city | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 (28%) |
| A large town | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 (16%) |
| A small town | 0 | 9 | 6 | 15 (26%) |
| A village or small group of houses or place in the countryside | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 (30%) |
| SDS user age | (n=18) | (n=18) | (n=23) | (n=59) |
| 16-59 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 31 (53%) |
| 60-64 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 (19%) |
| 65+ | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 (29%) |
| SDS user sex | (n=18) | (n=17) | (n=23) | (n=58) |
| Male | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 (41%) |
| Female | 10 | 9 | 15 | 34 (59%) |
Table 9.2 Service users' DP packages
| Local Authority area | A | B | C | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years in receipt of Direct Payments | (n=16) | (n=18) | (n=23) | (n=57) |
| Mean | 4.2 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| Standard deviation | 6.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
| Minimum | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Maximum | 24.0 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 24.0 |
| Direct Payments paid to: | (n=17) | (n=18) | (n=23) | (n=58) |
| SDS user | 10 | 12 | 22 | 44 (76%) |
| A parent, Guardian or person with Power of Attorney on SDS user's behalf | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 (19%) |
| An advocate or organisation (e.g. centre for independent living) on SDS user's behalf | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 (5%) |
| Main reason SDS user qualifies for Direct Payments | (n=18) | (n=17) | (n=23) | (n=58) |
| Physical disability | 5 | 14 | 21 | 40 (69%) |
| Learning disability | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 (17%) |
| Mental health needs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 (5%) |
| Age-related illness or disability | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 (9%) |
Table 9.3 Service Users' abilities to perform selected tasks
| Ability (n=59 unless otherwise stated) | Can do this by him / herself | Can do this with some help | Needs a lot of help to do this | Never does this |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathing/showering | 13 (22%) | 17 (29%) | 24 (41%) | 5 (8%) |
| Using the toilet | 26 (44%) | 11 (19%) | 19 (32%) | 3 (5%) |
| Getting dressed | 18 (31%) | 14 (24%) | 25 (42%) | 2 (3%) |
| Take care of own appearance | 15 (25%) | 17 (29%) | 24 (41%) | 3 (5%) |
| Transferring him / herself from the bed to a chair | 29 (49%) | 4 (7%) | 18 (31%) | 8 (14%) |
| Feeding him / herself | 34 (56%) | 9 (15%) | 10 (17%) | 6 (10%) |
| Using the telephone (n=58) | 26 (45%) | 11 (19%) | 9 (16%) | 12 (21%) |
| Doing laundry | 9 (15%) | 9 (15%) | 14 (24%) | 27 (46%) |
| Preparing meals (n=58) | 6 (10%) | 9 (16%) | 13 (22%) | 30 (53%) |
| Doing housework | 6 (10%) | 7 (12%) | 17 (29%) | 29 (49%) |
| Managing household finances (n=57) | 13 (23%) | 18 (32%) | 6 (11%) | 20 (35%) |
| Shopping (n=58) | 5 (9%) | 12 (21%) | 26 (45%) | 15 (26%) |
| Taking medication | 16 (27%) | 23 (39%) | 13 (22%) | 7 (12%) |
| Driving a car | 4 (7%) | 2 (3%) | 0 | 53 (90%) |
| Using public transport (n=58) | 7 (12%) | 9 (16%) | 14 (24%) | 18 (48%) |
| Walking from room to room | 22 (37%) | 6 (10%) | 6 (10%) | 25 (42%) |
| Climbing a flight of stairs | 17 (29%) | 6 (10%) | 7 (12%) | 29 (49%) |
| Walking outside his / her home | 9 (15%) | 11 (19%) | 12 (20%) | 27 (46%) |
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