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 | 181 | 94.27% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 11 | 5.73% |
| Total | 192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.27 | 181 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 13.07 | 11 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 218 | 95.2% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 11 | 4.8% |
| Total | 229 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.82 | 218 | 0 | 30.0 | 9.9 | 11 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 313 | 94.56% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 18 | 5.44% |
| Total | 331 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.06 | 313 | 4.0 | 35.0 | 9.0 | 18 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 213 | 91.42% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 20 | 8.58% |
| Total | 233 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.3 | 213 | 6.0 | 40.0 | 10.93 | 20 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 211 | 94.2% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 13 | 5.8% |
| Total | 224 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.23 | 211 | 8.0 | 40.0 | 9.91 | 13 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 205 | 91.11% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 20 | 8.89% |
| Total | 225 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.95 | 205 | 0 | 50.0 | 14.27 | 20 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 199 | 94.76% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.48% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 10 | 4.76% |
| Total | 210 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | 200 | 0 | 32.0 | 9.39 | 10 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 184 | 90.64% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.99% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 17 | 8.37% |
| Total | 203 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.71 | 186 | 0 | 22.0 | 6.7 | 17 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 253 | 90.36% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.71% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 25 | 8.93% |
| Total | 280 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.84 | 255 | 0 | 30.0 | 8.78 | 25 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 191 | 90.52% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 20 | 9.48% |
| Total | 211 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.85 | 191 | 0 | 15.0 | 4.38 | 20 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 53 | 96.36% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 2 | 3.64% |
| Total | 55 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 53 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 1.41 | 2 |



