new mum: age of child when start work in future
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Question asked in the latest wave:
mothersreturntowork_ip13.mlagst
Question label:
New mum: age of child when start work in future
Question text:
How old will [CHILD NAME] [and [CHILD NAME]] {if more than one youngest child e.g. twins} be at the time you would hope to start working?
Question universe:
if DEMOGRAPHICS.PSEX = 2 (Respondent is female)
and if MLFUTR = 1 | MLFUTR = 3 | (GRIDVARIABLES.NewMum = 1 & (CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.jbhas = 2 & CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.jboff = 2 & (NONEMPLOYMENT.julk4wk = 1 | NONEMPLOYMENT.julkjb = 1))) (Plans to take up/return to paid work or might take up/return to paid work, or is a new mum and not working and has either looked for work or would like a job)
Question interviewer instructions:
ENTER AGE IF ANSWERED RECORD WHETHER AGE GIVEN IN MONTHS OR YEARS AT NEXT QUESTION
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2230 | 98.37% |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 21 | 0.93% |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.14 | 2246 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.94 | 21 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2146 | 96.97% |
| proxy | -7 | 51 | 2.3% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.05% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 15 | 0.68% |
| Total | 2213 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.93 | 2198 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 3.86 | 15 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2864 | 95.79% |
| proxy | -7 | 94 | 3.14% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.07% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 30 | 1.0% |
| Total | 2990 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.3 | 2960 | 0 | 11.0 | 3.84 | 30 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2456 | 95.56% |
| proxy | -7 | 89 | 3.46% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.12% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 22 | 0.86% |
| Total | 2570 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.95 | 2548 | 0 | 30.0 | 6.74 | 22 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2231 | 93.82% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.08% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 34 | 1.43% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.91 | 2344 | 1.0 | 51.0 | 8.67 | 34 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2311 | 95.77% |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 26 | 1.08% |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 2387 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 3.23 | 26 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1912 | 88.97% |
| proxy | -7 | 125 | 5.82% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.09% |
| don't know | -1 | 20 | 0.93% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 90 | 4.19% |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.69 | 2059 | 0 | 60.0 | 14.07 | 90 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1892 | 88.33% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| don't know | -1 | 15 | 0.7% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 87 | 4.06% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.3 | 2055 | 0 | 63.0 | 14.98 | 87 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2165 | 90.78% |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 14 | 0.59% |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.43 | 2371 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 4.09 | 14 |



