Hours spent in type of childcare
Datafile
Variable note:
Only the number of hours for the three most in-term (wrkch3*) and out-of-term (wrkch8*) childcare arrangements were collected, whilst the nature of the arrangements was not collected due to a script error. Data on the hours and nature of arrangement is available from IP5 onwards and with structural changes from IP7 onwards.
Question asked in the latest wave:
childcare_ip13.wrkch3
Question label:
Hours spent in type of childcare
Question text:
How many hours per week does [CHILD NAME] usually spend being looked after by [wrkch3code] during school term-time?
Question universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.Nch14Resp > 0 (Number of children aged under 15 that respondent is responsible for)
and if CCare = 1 (Uses childcare)
Question interviewer instructions:
IF DON’T KNOW/CAN’T REMEMBER PROBE FOR AN ESTIMATE IF ONLY USE OCCASIONALLY (E.G. ONCE A MONTH) ENTER 0
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 174 | 90.62% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 18 | 9.38% |
| Total | 192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.17 | 174 | 6.0 | 30.0 | 7.78 | 18 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 199 | 86.9% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 30 | 13.1% |
| Total | 229 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.67 | 199 | 5.0 | 32.0 | 8.16 | 30 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 6 | 1.81% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 287 | 86.71% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 38 | 11.48% |
| Total | 331 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.84 | 293 | 4.0 | 45.0 | 9.46 | 38 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 205 | 87.98% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 28 | 12.02% |
| Total | 233 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.68 | 205 | 0 | 30.0 | 7.58 | 28 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 196 | 87.5% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 28 | 12.5% |
| Total | 224 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.79 | 196 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 8.96 | 28 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.44% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 195 | 86.67% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.44% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.89% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 26 | 11.56% |
| Total | 225 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.54 | 199 | 6.0 | 45.0 | 9.15 | 26 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 37 | 17.62% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.48% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.48% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 171 | 81.43% |
| Total | 210 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.19 | 39 | 0 | 50.0 | 10.18 | 171 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 30 | 14.78% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.99% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 171 | 84.24% |
| Total | 203 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.09 | 32 | 0 | 60.0 | 11.17 | 171 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 47 | 16.79% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 233 | 83.21% |
| Total | 280 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.79 | 47 | 0 | 96.0 | 11.96 | 233 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 40 | 18.96% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.47% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 170 | 80.57% |
| Total | 211 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.7 | 41 | 0 | 45.0 | 9.81 | 170 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 14 | 25.45% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 3.64% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 39 | 70.91% |
| Total | 55 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.64 | 16 | 0 | 28.0 | 7.42 | 39 |



