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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Childcare and Early Years Provision: Parents' Use, Views and Experiences, 2004

Variable Details

VariableCWrkCarM
LabelMost important childcare arrangement that helps resp work
Responses
1 We have reliable free/cheap childcare 28
2 Has good quality childcare 38
3 Has childcare which fits with my working hours 17
4 Has childcare which fits husband/wife/partner s work hrs 10
5 Child(ren) is/are at school 36
6 Child(ren) is/are old enough to look after themselves 7
7 I work when my husband/wife/partner is not working 18
8 My husband/wife/partner is able to help with childcare 14
9 Relatives are able to help with childcare 50
10 Friends are able to help with the childcare 0
11 My employer provides/pays for some/all of my childcare 0
12 My husband/wife/partner s employer provides Ccare 1
13 We get help with the costs of childcare through tax credits 1
14 Other 3
15 None of these reasons 36
98 Refusal 0
99 Don t Know 0
Sysmiss 302
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationChildcare and Early Years Provision: Parents' Use, Views and Experiences, 2004
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