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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Four-Year Follow-up, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variableb7pced21
LabelChild's early years childcare - 01
Question text Now some questions about [^Child's name]'s early years education and childcare. Has [^he/she] ever been regularly looked after by any of the people or services shown on this card? By regularly I mean once a week or more often. Please include any early years education or childcare [^Child's name] is receiving at the moment. Response 1
Responses
1 Nursery school/nursery class 480
2 Day nursery 365
3 Playgroup/pre-school 344
4 Childminder 79
5 Nanny/au pair 13
6 Grandparents 308
7 Other relatives 14
8 Friends/neighbours 11
9 Other (specify) 12
10 No childcare/early years education 573
-9 Refusal 16
-8 Don't know 2
-7 Other missing 9
-1 Not applicable 2981
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Four-Year Follow-up, 2004-2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD PC20. IF 'Yes' - Which people or services looked after [^him / her]? PROBE 'Which others?'. DO NOT INCLUDE PLAYGROUPS OR NURSERIES WHERE PARENT STAYS WITH CHILD. PRESS <F9> FOR FURTHER HELP.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: The original BCS70 sample included all children born in one week in 1970 in the United Kingdom, but waves beyond the initial birth survey have generally only included Great Britain
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort (including rotational panel)
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