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Private maintenance agreement

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Question asked in the latest wave:

childmaintenance_w13.cmvol

Question label:

Private maintenance agreement

Question text:

Apart from CMS calculations or court orders, parents might make private, or family based, arrangements for the care of their children. These can be either formalised in writing or arranged informally. They might involve regular payments, payments for specific things like school fees, holidays or pocket money, or non-financial help such as providing clothing or sharing care. Do you have a private arrangement that you should receive either financial or non-financial contributions from a previous partner either on behalf of yourself, or any children?

Question universe:

if CMRoute = 1 (If biological/adoptive parent of child aged under 16 or child aged 16-19 in full-time education, whose other biological/adoptive parent is not currently resident in the HH)
and if CSACalc = 1 | 2 (If child's non-resident biological/adoptive parent is alive)

Question interviewer instructions:

ADD IF NECESSARY “by a private agreement we mean one that has not been set-up using the Child Maintenance Service or via a Court Order.” IF ANSWERS “Yes”, PROBE WHETHER THIS IS FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR CHILDREN OR BOTH

Further details:
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Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82687395.98%
proxy-71040.37%
refusal-2140.05%
don't know-150.02%
Yes, for myself140.01%
Yes, for my children22580.92%
Yes, for both myself and my children3140.05%
No47262.59%
Total27998100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83027794.59%
proxy-74641.45%
refusal-2140.04%
don't know-1100.03%
Yes, for myself1110.03%
Yes, for my children22930.92%
Yes, for both myself and my children3130.04%
No49262.89%
Total32008100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83328392.3%
proxy-710963.04%
refusal-2170.05%
don't know-190.02%
Yes, for myself190.02%
Yes, for my children23741.04%
Yes, for both myself and my children3290.08%
No412413.44%
Total36058100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83712788.04%
proxy-728326.72%
refusal-2180.04%
don't know-1130.03%
Yes, for myself1210.05%
Yes, for my children24861.15%
Yes, for both myself and my children3430.1%
No416303.87%
Total42170100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83857286.03%
proxy-738588.6%
refusal-2120.03%
don't know-120.0%
yes, for myself1280.06%
yes, for my children24501.0%
yes, for both myself and my children3290.06%
no418864.21%
Total44837100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-84290786.35%
proxy-738307.71%
refusal-230.01%
don't know-160.01%
yes, for myself1350.07%
yes, for my children25421.09%
yes, for both myself and my children3820.17%
no422874.6%
Total49692100.0%

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