How often talk about important matters with children
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parentsandchildren_w13.talkmatter
Question label:
How often talk about important matters with children
Question text:
Children vary a great deal in how often they talk to their parents about things that matter to them. How often NCh5to15 = 1does your childNCh5to15 > 1do any of your children talk to you about things that matter to them?
Question universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.NCHUNDER16 >= 1 (Parent (biological mother, biological father, adoptive mother, adoptive father, step-mother or step-father) of one or more children under 16)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.NCh5to15 > 0 (Parent of one or more children aged 5 to 15 in HH)
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 4 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 22827 | 81.53% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 30 | 0.11% |
| don't know | -1 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Most days | 1 | 2746 | 9.81% |
| More than once a week | 2 | 1448 | 5.17% |
| Less than once a week | 3 | 594 | 2.12% |
| Hardly ever | 4 | 236 | 0.84% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 7 | 0.02% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 25534 | 79.77% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 26 | 0.08% |
| don't know | -1 | 13 | 0.04% |
| Most days | 1 | 3431 | 10.72% |
| More than once a week | 2 | 1620 | 5.06% |
| Less than once a week | 3 | 656 | 2.05% |
| Hardly ever | 4 | 257 | 0.8% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 27844 | 77.22% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 20 | 0.06% |
| don't know | -1 | 27 | 0.07% |
| Most days | 1 | 4234 | 11.74% |
| More than once a week | 2 | 1773 | 4.92% |
| Less than once a week | 3 | 762 | 2.11% |
| Hardly ever | 4 | 302 | 0.84% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 31022 | 73.56% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| refusal | -2 | 24 | 0.06% |
| don't know | -1 | 36 | 0.09% |
| Most days | 1 | 5041 | 11.95% |
| More than once a week | 2 | 1963 | 4.65% |
| Less than once a week | 3 | 825 | 1.96% |
| Hardly ever | 4 | 426 | 1.01% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 12 | 0.03% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 32352 | 72.15% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 28 | 0.06% |
| most days | 1 | 5232 | 11.67% |
| more than once a week | 2 | 1974 | 4.4% |
| less than once a week | 3 | 850 | 1.9% |
| hardly ever | 4 | 527 | 1.18% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 37 | 0.07% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 36012 | 72.47% |
| proxy | -7 | 3830 | 7.71% |
| refusal | -2 | 14 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 34 | 0.07% |
| most days | 1 | 5789 | 11.65% |
| more than once a week | 2 | 2294 | 4.62% |
| less than once a week | 3 | 1023 | 2.06% |
| hardly ever | 4 | 659 | 1.33% |
| Total | 49692 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 51 | 0.1% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 37257 | 73.06% |
| proxy | -7 | 3262 | 6.4% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 37 | 0.07% |
| most days | 1 | 6337 | 12.43% |
| more than once a week | 2 | 2448 | 4.8% |
| less than once a week | 3 | 1011 | 1.98% |
| hardly ever | 4 | 589 | 1.16% |
| Total | 50994 | 100.0% |
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