Evidence of inequalities
Some 8,373 (8%) of all carers in 天美传媒 said their own health is bad or very bad.
50% of carers in the city were in employment.
The NHS Survey of Carers included a range of questions about quality of life. Responses from carers in 天美传媒 were less favourable than for England as a whole.
- 22.9% did not do anything they value or enjoy with their time (England 15%)
- 19.3% felt they had no control over their daily life (England 13.9%)
- 22.1% felt they were neglecting themselves (England 15.8%)
- 2.0% were extremely worried about their personal safety (England 1.4%)
- 23.4% had little social contact with people and feel socially isolated (England 16.2%)
- 55% had experienced financial difficulties due to caring (England 45.6%)
- 69.6% spent 100 or more hours per week caring (England 35.7%).