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Innovation Panel Variable

mlagstnew

New parent: age of child when start work in future

Datafile

Question asked in the latest wave:

parentsreturntowork_ip17.mlagstnew

Question label:

New parent: 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/return to working?

Question universe:

if [MatLeaveNew = 1 OR (GRIDVARIABLES.NewParentsAll = 1 & (CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.jbhas = 2 & CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.jboff = 2)] // Currently on maternity, shared parental leave or adoption leave OR is a new parent since last interview and is currently not working
And if [MLFUTRNEW = 1|3] // Plans to take up/return to paid work or might take up/return to paid work
And if [final loop ANNUALFERTILITYHISTORY.PREGEND 2] // Latest pregnancy did not end with stillbirth

Question interviewer instructions:

ENTER AGE

IF ANSWERED RECORD WHETHER AGE GIVEN IN MONTHS OR YEARS AT NEXT QUESTION

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8244197.87%
proxy-7301.2%
[Value >= 0]1230.92%
Total2494100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
7.3524711.021.06.0523

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8279198.03%
proxy-7220.77%
[Value >= 0]1341.19%
Total2847100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
5.8828131.020.05.4634

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8265397.54%
proxy-7341.25%
[Value >= 0]1331.21%
Total2720100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
4.726871.014.04.0733

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8302698.86%
proxy-730.1%
refusal-210.03%
don't know-110.03%
[Value >= 0]1300.98%
Total3061100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
4.9330311.013.04.0330

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