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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 6, 1999-2000

Variable Details

Variablekidcar01
LabelMC:CM working kids 0-14:Usual childcare arrangements
Question text Thinking about your child(ren) under the age of 14, while you are at work, who usually looks after them? Response 1.
Responses
1 Husband/wife/partner 2560
2 Parents 325
3 Parents-in-law 137
4 Other relatives 110
5 Friends/Neighbours 91
6 Live-in nanny, au pair 20
7 Other nanny/ au pair 56
8 Registered childminder 140
9 Unregistered childminder 37
10 Workplace nursery/creche 12
11 LA day nursery/creche 9
12 Private day nursery/creche 61
13 Playgroup 7
14 After school club 74
15 Nursery school/class 24
16 School 1320
17 Other 89
18 Old enough to look after themselves 173
19 None of these 40
98 =Dont know 0
99 =Not answered 3
Sysmiss 6131
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 6, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD CC. CODE ALL THAT APPLY. SEE HELP.
UniverseAdults in Great Britain born in one particular week in 1958 (NCDS respondents were aged 41-42 at the time of NCDS6).;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe);See documentation for further details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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