New mum: age of child when start work in future
Datafile
Index term
Variable note:
MLAGSTU indicates whether the age is given in months or years
Question asked in the latest wave:
mothersreturntowork_w12.mlagst
Question label:
New mum: age of child when start work in future
Question text:
How old will CHILD NAME [and CHILD NAME] {if more than one youngest child e.g. twins} be at the time you would hope to start working?
Question universe:
if DEMOGRAPHICS.PSEX = 2 (Respondent is female)
and if MLFUTR = 1 | MLFUTR = 3 | (GRIDVARIABLES.NewMum = 1 & (CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.jbhas = 2 & CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.jboff = 2 & (NONEMPLOYMENT.julk4wk = 1 | NONEMPLOYMENT.julkjb = 1))) (Plans to take up/return to paid work or might take up/return to paid work, or is a new mum and not working and has either looked for work or would like a job)
Question interviewer instructions:
ENTER AGE IF ANSWERED RECORD WHETHER AGE GIVEN IN MONTHS OR YEARS AT NEXT QUESTION
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 28767 | 98.28% |
| proxy | -7 | 198 | 0.68% |
| refusal | -2 | 6 | 0.02% |
| don't know | -1 | 15 | 0.05% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 285 | 0.97% |
| Total | 29271 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.83 | 28986 | 0 | 25.0 | 4.41 | 285 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 31175 | 97.4% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 21 | 0.07% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 345 | 1.08% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.41 | 31663 | 0 | 20.0 | 4.16 | 345 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 33103 | 96.46% |
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| refusal | -2 | 5 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 20 | 0.06% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 387 | 1.13% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.55 | 33932 | 0 | 18.0 | 4.31 | 387 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 34533 | 95.77% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 13 | 0.04% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 412 | 1.14% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.56 | 35646 | 0 | 30.0 | 4.42 | 412 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 37140 | 94.52% |
| proxy | -7 | 1683 | 4.28% |
| don't know | -1 | 31 | 0.08% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 440 | 1.12% |
| Total | 39294 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.39 | 38854 | 0 | 24.0 | 4.06 | 440 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 38786 | 91.98% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| refusal | -2 | 5 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 30 | 0.07% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 517 | 1.23% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.79 | 41653 | 0 | 42.0 | 4.66 | 517 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 36971 | 81.81% |
| proxy | -7 | 3129 | 6.92% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 28 | 0.06% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 5062 | 11.2% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -8.61 | 40130 | -10.0 | 40.0 | 4.68 | 5062 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 40350 | 89.99% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| don't know | -1 | 26 | 0.06% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 600 | 1.34% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.41 | 44237 | 0 | 35.0 | 4.78 | 600 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 114 | 0.24% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 42745 | 90.8% |
| proxy | -7 | 3935 | 8.36% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.01% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 273 | 0.58% |
| Total | 47074 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.85 | 46801 | 0 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 273 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 45548 | 91.66% |
| proxy | -7 | 3830 | 7.71% |
| don't know | -1 | 5 | 0.01% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 309 | 0.62% |
| Total | 49692 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.64 | 49383 | 0 | 18.0 | 3.96 | 309 |
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