Absent parent preamble
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Question asked in the latest wave:
childmaintenance_w5.expream
Question label:
Absent parent preamble
Question text:
Various circumstances can affect child support payment, so we would like to know a little more about your child's/children's other parent.
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 “As some people can find these questions a bit sensitive, I would just like to remind you that you are free to refuse to answer any question I ask you.”
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 38572 | 86.03% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| refusal | -2 | 9 | 0.02% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Continue | 1 | 2393 | 5.34% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 42907 | 86.35% |
| proxy | -7 | 3830 | 7.71% |
| refusal | -2 | 14 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Continue | 1 | 2937 | 5.91% |
| Total | 49692 | 100.0% |
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