Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003

Variable Details

Variableamemfa0b
LabelS1 MAIN Family-friendly practices offered MC2
Question text Does your employer offer any of the following arrangements for any parents among employees? Response 2
Responses
1 Financial help with childcare/childcare vouchers 6
2 Workplace nursery or crèche 93
3 Other nurseries supported by employer 33
4 Help with finding childcare facilities away from the work-pl 57
5 Care for children after school hours or during school holida 87
6 Time off for family emergencies 1106
7 Career breaks for family reasons 1110
8 Paternity leave (time off work for fathers) 1221
9 Parental leave 489
10 A telephone to use for family reasons 1358
96 None of these 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Not applicable 12992
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: First Survey, 2001-2003
Interviewer InstructionsCARD J4.
UniverseThe sample population for MCS was drawn from all live births in the United Kingdom over 12 months (from 1 September 2000 in England and Wales and for 59 weeks from 22 November 2000 in Scotland and Northern Ireland).;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort<br><br>Four waves have been conducted to date: MCS1 (age 9 months), MCS2 (age 3 years), MCS3 (age 5 years) and MCS4 (age 7 years).<br><br>The population of eligible live births was selected from a random sample of electoral wards, disproportionately stratified to ensure adequate representation of all four UK countries, deprived areas and those with high concentrations of black and Asian families. See documentation for further details.