New parent: intends returning to work
Datafile
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Question asked in the latest wave:
parentsreturntowork_w15.mlfutrnew
Question label:
New parent: intends returning to work
Question text:
As you have recently taken maternity/adoption/shared parental leave {if MATLEAVENEW = 1} are a new parent {if MATLEAVENEW = 0} do you plan to start/return to work at any time in the future?
Question universe:
if [MatLeaveNew = 1 OR (GRIDVARIABLES.NewParentsAll = 1 & (CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.jbhas = 2 & CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.jboff = 2)] // Currently on maternity, shared parental leave or adoption leave OR is a new parent since last interview and is currently not working
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 32457 | 98.81% |
| proxy | -7 | 74 | 0.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Yes | 1 | 235 | 0.72% |
| No | 2 | 37 | 0.11% |
| Maybe | 3 | 42 | 0.13% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 34971 | 98.59% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 5 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Yes | 1 | 301 | 0.85% |
| No | 2 | 19 | 0.05% |
| Maybe | 3 | 37 | 0.1% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 27634 | 98.7% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Yes | 1 | 199 | 0.71% |
| No | 2 | 32 | 0.11% |
| Maybe | 3 | 26 | 0.09% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
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