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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 316
2 Has good quality childcare 654
3 Has childcare which fits with my working hours 353
4 Has childcare which fits husband/wife/partner s work hrs 92
5 Child(ren) is/are at school 798
6 Child(ren) is/are old enough to look after themselves 70
7 I work when my husband/wife/partner is not working 243
8 My husband/wife/partner is able to help with childcare 286
9 Relatives are able to help with childcare 391
10 Friends are able to help with the childcare 31
11 My employer provides/pays for some/all of my childcare 5
12 My husband/wife/partner s employer provides Ccare 9
13 We get help with the costs of childcare through tax credits 28
14 Other 21
15 None of these reasons 431
98 Refusal 3
99 Don t Know 8
Sysmiss 4063
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationChildcare and Early Years Provision: Parents' Use, Views and Experiences, 2004
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