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wrkch1a

Use same childcare in term and holiday

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child

Index term

Child Care

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	5078	66.52%
refusal	-2	19	0.25%
don't know	-1	5	0.07%
Yes	1	1443	18.9%
No	2	1082	14.17%
	Total	7634	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5773	67.38%
refusal	-2	14	0.16%
don't know	-1	11	0.13%
Yes	1	1575	18.38%
No	2	1195	13.95%
	Total	8568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6172	64.57%
refusal	-2	5	0.05%
don't know	-1	14	0.15%
Yes	1	1860	19.46%
No	2	1508	15.78%
	Total	9559	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6814	66.12%
refusal	-2	7	0.07%
don't know	-1	16	0.16%
Yes	1	1898	18.42%
No	2	1571	15.24%
	Total	10306	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7521	65.13%
refusal	-2	10	0.09%
don't know	-1	24	0.21%
Yes	1	2161	18.71%
No	2	1832	15.86%
	Total	11548	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8513	67.74%
refusal	-2	9	0.07%
don't know	-1	21	0.17%
Yes	1	2133	16.97%
No	2	1892	15.05%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not available for IEMB	-10	1469	11.29%
inapplicable	-8	7239	55.62%
refusal	-2	9	0.07%
don't know	-1	45	0.35%
yes	1	2300	17.67%
no	2	1953	15.01%
	Total	13015	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8561	66.37%
don't know	-1	11	0.09%
yes	1	2348	18.2%
no	2	1978	15.34%
	Total	12898	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9041	63.9%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
don't know	-1	18	0.13%
yes	1	2867	20.26%
no	2	2219	15.68%
	Total	14148	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10560	68.03%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	20	0.13%
yes	1	2822	18.18%
no	2	2119	13.65%
	Total	15523	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11391	66.47%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
don't know	-1	16	0.09%
yes	1	3386	19.76%
no	2	2342	13.67%
	Total	17138	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	12771	71.64%
don't know	-1	12	0.07%
	Total	17827	100.0%

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