Skip to content

Mainstage Variable

mothjob

Employment of child's mother

Datafile

Question asked in the latest wave:

guardians_w15.mothjob

Question label:

Employment of child's mother

Question text:

And if you know, can you tell me which of these  best describes [CHILD NAME]'s mother's current employment situation?

Question universe:

if [R = GRIDVARIABLES.GUARDIAN] // R is U16 child's responsible adult and recorded as neither their biological nor adoptive parent
And if [CHPARLIV = 4] // If doesn't live with either parent
And if [CHMCONT = 1] // If child has contact with mother

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8786399.24%
refusal-210.01%
don't know-110.01%
Working 30 or more hours per week240.05%
Working 16 hours or more per week but fewer than 30 hours370.09%
Working fewer than 16 hours per week420.03%
Unemployed5390.49%
Long-term sick or disabled1040.05%
Doing something else9720.03%
Total7923100.0%

What else is Understanding Society doing?

Email newsletter

Sign up to our newsletter