Hours of childcare used during holidays
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.wrkch8
Question label:
Hours in ccare during school holidays
Question text:
How many hours per week does [CHILD NAME] usually spend being looked after by [MostUse/Wrkch7] during school holidays?
Question universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.Nch14Resp > 0 (Number of children aged under 15 that respondent is responsible for)
and if CCare = 1 (Uses childcare)
and if Wrkch1a = 2 (Has different childcare provider in school holidays)
Question interviewer instructions:
IF DON’T KNOW/CAN’T REMEMBER, PROBE FOR 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 | 190 | 98.96% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 2 | 1.04% |
| Total | 192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 190 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 227 | 99.13% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 2 | 0.87% |
| Total | 229 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.0 | 227 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 9.9 | 2 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 327 | 98.79% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 4 | 1.21% |
| Total | 331 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.0 | 327 | 8.0 | 36.0 | 11.94 | 4 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 233 | 100.0% |
| Total | 233 | 100.0% |
| Valid Observations | 0 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 220 | 98.21% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 4 | 1.79% |
| Total | 224 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.5 | 220 | 14.0 | 30.0 | 8.7 | 4 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 222 | 98.67% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 3 | 1.33% |
| Total | 225 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.67 | 222 | 4.0 | 32.0 | 15.14 | 3 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 144 | 68.57% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.95% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 64 | 30.48% |
| Total | 210 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.17 | 146 | 0 | 48.0 | 13.76 | 64 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 144 | 70.94% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 59 | 29.06% |
| Total | 203 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.02 | 144 | 0 | 60.0 | 15.69 | 59 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 208 | 74.29% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.36% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 71 | 25.36% |
| Total | 280 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.39 | 209 | 1.0 | 240.0 | 28.78 | 71 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 160 | 75.83% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 51 | 24.17% |
| Total | 211 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.43 | 160 | 0 | 120.0 | 18.31 | 51 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 30 | 54.55% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 3.64% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 23 | 41.82% |
| Total | 55 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.87 | 32 | 0 | 48.0 | 15.15 | 23 |



