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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Childcare and Early Years Provision: Parents' Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableLWrkEm02
LabelReason for working if resp a lone parent
Responses
1 I ve no choice because I need the money 30
2 I like to have my own money 200
3 I need to keep on contributing to my pension 69
4 I want to get out of the house 100
5 I enjoy working 179
6 I would feel useless without a job 30
7 My career would suffer if I took a break 8
8 I can work from home some of the time 4
9 I can work from home most/all of the time 0
10 I don t work during school holidays 24
11 I can work flexi-time 18
12 Other 5
13 None of these reasons 0
14 I enjoy the company/ meeting other people 0
15 My working hours fits around childcare 0
-9 Don't know 0
-8 Refusal 0
-2 Outlying value removed 0
-1 6469
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationChildcare and Early Years Provision: Parents' Survey, 2007
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