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Mainstage Variable

mlagst

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 labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82876798.28%
proxy-71980.68%
refusal-260.02%
don't know-1150.05%
[Value >= 0]12850.97%
Total29271100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
5.8328986025.04.41285

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83117597.4%
proxy-74641.45%
refusal-230.01%
don't know-1210.07%
[Value >= 0]13451.08%
Total32008100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
5.4131663020.04.16345

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83310396.46%
proxy-78042.34%
refusal-250.01%
don't know-1200.06%
[Value >= 0]13871.13%
Total34319100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
5.5533932018.04.31387

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83453395.77%
proxy-710963.04%
refusal-240.01%
don't know-1130.04%
[Value >= 0]14121.14%
Total36058100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
5.5635646030.04.42412

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83714094.52%
proxy-716834.28%
don't know-1310.08%
[Value >= 0]14401.12%
Total39294100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
5.3938854024.04.06440

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83878691.98%
proxy-728326.72%
refusal-250.01%
don't know-1300.07%
[Value >= 0]15171.23%
Total42170100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
5.7941653042.04.66517

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-910.0%
inapplicable-83697181.81%
proxy-731296.92%
refusal-210.0%
don't know-1280.06%
[Value >= 0]1506211.2%
Total45192100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
-8.6140130-10.040.04.685062

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-930.01%
inapplicable-84035089.99%
proxy-738588.6%
don't know-1260.06%
[Value >= 0]16001.34%
Total44837100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
6.4144237035.04.78600

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-91140.24%
inapplicable-84274590.8%
proxy-739358.36%
don't know-170.01%
[Value >= 0]12730.58%
Total47074100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
6.8546801018.04.0273

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-84554891.66%
proxy-738307.71%
don't know-150.01%
[Value >= 0]13090.62%
Total49692100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
6.6449383018.03.96309

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