Evidence of inequalities

Some 8,373 (8%) of all carers in Birmingham 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 Birmingham 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%).