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 | 192 | 100.0% |
| Total | 192 | 100.0% |
| Valid Observations | 0 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 229 | 100.0% |
| Total | 229 | 100.0% |
| Valid Observations | 0 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 330 | 99.7% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Total | 331 | 100.0% |
| Valid Observations | 0 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 231 | 99.14% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 2 | 0.86% |
| Total | 233 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.0 | 231 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 224 | 100.0% |
| Total | 224 | 100.0% |
| Valid Observations | 0 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 225 | 100.0% |
| Total | 225 | 100.0% |
| Valid Observations | 0 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 150 | 71.43% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.48% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 59 | 28.1% |
| Total | 210 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.86 | 151 | 0 | 48.0 | 10.91 | 59 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 138 | 67.98% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 1.97% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 61 | 30.05% |
| Total | 203 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.46 | 142 | 0 | 37.0 | 7.9 | 61 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 192 | 68.57% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 88 | 31.43% |
| Total | 280 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41 | 192 | 0 | 50.0 | 9.19 | 88 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 144 | 68.25% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.47% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 66 | 31.28% |
| Total | 211 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.56 | 145 | 0 | 27.0 | 5.91 | 66 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 45 | 81.82% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 10 | 18.18% |
| Total | 55 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.8 | 45 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.32 | 10 |



