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Mainstage Variable

wrkch33

Hours spent in day nursery or creche

Datafile

child

Index term

Family and households Childcare Childcare hours

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7486	98.06%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	146	1.91%
	Total	7634	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
22.37	7488	0	80.0	11.28	146

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8400	98.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	168	1.96%
	Total	8568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
21.18	8400	0	50.0	11.05	168

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	9340	97.71%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	210	2.2%
	Total	9559	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
21.15	9349	0	60.0	12.61	210

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	10088	97.88%
[Value >= 0]	1	210	2.04%
	Total	10306	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.2	10096	0	55.0	11.94	210

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	11303	97.88%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	240	2.08%
	Total	11548	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.2	11308	0	50.0	12.23	240

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12267	97.61%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	300	2.39%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
21.12	12268	0	55.0	10.82	300

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	11269	86.58%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	1744	13.4%
	Total	13015	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
-5.25	11271	-10.0	60.0	11.84	1744

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	12693	98.41%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	203	1.57%
	Total	12898	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.26	12695	0	168.0	12.84	203

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13809	97.6%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	338	2.39%
	Total	14148	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.44	13810	0	64.0	8.35	338

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15251	98.25%
refusal	-2	5	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	267	1.72%
	Total	15523	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.95	15256	0	60.0	7.25	267

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	16750	97.74%
refusal	-2	4	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	384	2.24%
	Total	17138	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.3	16754	0	48.0	5.87	384

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	17558	98.49%
don't know	-1	14	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	238	1.34%
	Total	17827	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.18	17589	0	36.0	5.33	238

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