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 | 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 | 326 | 98.49% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 5 | 1.51% |
| Total | 331 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.4 | 326 | 8.0 | 35.0 | 10.21 | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.5 | 231 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 4.95 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 220 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 1.15 | 4 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 220 | 97.78% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 5 | 2.22% |
| Total | 225 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 220 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 1.87 | 5 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 205 | 97.62% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 5 | 2.38% |
| Total | 210 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 205 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 3.08 | 5 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 198 | 97.54% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 5 | 2.46% |
| Total | 203 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 | 198 | 0 | 10.0 | 3.78 | 5 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 267 | 95.36% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 13 | 4.64% |
| Total | 280 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.31 | 267 | 0 | 40.0 | 12.77 | 13 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 201 | 95.26% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 10 | 4.74% |
| Total | 211 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 201 | 0 | 10.0 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 53 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.41 | 2 |



