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wrkch24

Playgroup or pre-school (including Welsh medium)

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child

Index term

Child Care

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7587	99.38%
Not mentioned	0	46	0.6%
Mentioned	1	1	0.01%
	Total	7634	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	8523	99.47%
Not mentioned	0	42	0.49%
Mentioned	1	2	0.02%
	Total	8568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9476	99.13%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Not mentioned	0	79	0.83%
Mentioned	1	3	0.03%
	Total	9559	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10226	99.22%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
Not mentioned	0	74	0.72%
Mentioned	1	4	0.04%
	Total	10306	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11444	99.1%
Not mentioned	0	95	0.82%
Mentioned	1	9	0.08%
	Total	11548	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12528	99.68%
Not mentioned	0	38	0.3%
Mentioned	1	2	0.02%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not available for IEMB	-10	1469	11.29%
inapplicable	-8	11452	87.99%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
not mentioned	0	86	0.66%
Mentioned	1	7	0.05%
	Total	13015	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12862	99.72%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
not mentioned	0	31	0.24%
Mentioned	1	4	0.03%
	Total	12898	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14067	99.43%
not mentioned	0	75	0.53%
Mentioned	1	6	0.04%
	Total	14148	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15468	99.65%
not mentioned	0	50	0.32%
Mentioned	1	5	0.03%
	Total	15523	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	17026	99.35%
not mentioned	0	106	0.62%
Mentioned	1	6	0.04%
	Total	17138	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	17760	99.62%
	0	63	0.35%
Mentioned	1	4	0.02%
	Total	17827	100.0%

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