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wrkch1c

Hours of childcare same in term and holiday

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child

Index term

Child Care

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6191	81.1%
refusal	-2	6	0.08%
don't know	-1	9	0.12%
No, use more hours in term-time	1	217	2.84%
No, use less hours in term-time	2	477	6.25%
Yes	3	734	9.61%
	Total	7634	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6992	81.61%
refusal	-2	5	0.06%
don't know	-1	16	0.19%
No, use more hours in term-time	1	219	2.56%
No, use less hours in term-time	2	492	5.74%
Yes	3	844	9.85%
	Total	8568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7699	80.54%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	14	0.15%
No, use more hours in term-time	1	235	2.46%
No, use less hours in term-time	2	575	6.02%
Yes	3	1034	10.82%
	Total	9559	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8408	81.58%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	12	0.12%
No, use more hours in term-time	1	217	2.11%
No, use less hours in term-time	2	606	5.88%
Yes	3	1062	10.3%
	Total	10306	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9387	81.29%
refusal	-2	3	0.03%
don't know	-1	25	0.22%
No, use more hours in term-time	1	266	2.3%
No, use less hours in term-time	2	585	5.07%
Yes	3	1282	11.1%
	Total	11548	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10435	83.03%
refusal	-2	5	0.04%
don't know	-1	23	0.18%
No, use more hours in term-time	1	194	1.54%
No, use less hours in term-time	2	485	3.86%
Yes	3	1426	11.35%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not available for IEMB	-10	1469	11.29%
inapplicable	-8	9246	71.04%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
don't know	-1	40	0.31%
no, use more hours in term-time	1	219	1.68%
no, use less hours in term-time	2	580	4.46%
yes	3	1458	11.2%
	Total	13015	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10550	81.8%
don't know	-1	6	0.05%
no - use more hours during school term-time	1	203	1.57%
no - use less hours during school term-time	2	416	3.23%
yes	3	1723	13.36%
	Total	12898	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11281	79.74%
don't know	-1	9	0.06%
no, use more hours in term-time	1	212	1.5%
no, use less hours in term-time	2	545	3.85%
yes	3	2101	14.85%
	Total	14148	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12701	81.82%
don't know	-1	10	0.06%
no - use more hours during school term-time	1	223	1.44%
no - use less hours during school term-time	2	493	3.18%
yes	3	2096	13.5%
	Total	15523	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13752	80.24%
don't know	-1	7	0.04%
no, use more hours in term-time	1	279	1.63%
no, use less hours in term-time	2	669	3.9%
yes	3	2431	14.18%
	Total	17138	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14726	82.61%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	13	0.07%
	Total	17827	100.0%

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