Employment of child's mother
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Question asked in the latest wave:
guardians_w15.mothjob
Question label:
Employment of child's mother
Question text:
And if you know, can you tell me which of these best describes [CHILD NAME]'s mother's current employment situation?
Question universe:
if [R = GRIDVARIABLES.GUARDIAN] // R is U16 child's responsible adult and recorded as neither their biological nor adoptive parent
And if [CHPARLIV = 4] // If doesn't live with either parent
And if [CHMCONT = 1] // If child has contact with mother
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 7863 | 99.24% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Working 30 or more hours per week | 2 | 4 | 0.05% |
| Working 16 hours or more per week but fewer than 30 hours | 3 | 7 | 0.09% |
| Working fewer than 16 hours per week | 4 | 2 | 0.03% |
| Unemployed | 5 | 39 | 0.49% |
| Long-term sick or disabled | 10 | 4 | 0.05% |
| Doing something else | 97 | 2 | 0.03% |
| Total | 7923 | 100.0% |
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