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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Childcare and Early Years Provision: Parents' Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableCWhyCW23
LabelReason why provider used in ref week: provider 2
Responses
1 So that I could work 4
2 So that my husband/ wife/ partner could work 12
3 So that I could look for work 0
4 So that my husband/ wife/ partner could look for work 0
5 So that I could study 11
6 So that my husband/ wife/ partner could study 3
7 So that I could look after the home / other children 14
8 So that I could go shopping / attend an appointment / social 19
9 For my child s educational development 81
10 Because my child likes spending time with/at the provider 115
11 So that my child could take part in a leisure activity 96
12 Other reason 13
13 Because I am soon going to be working 0
14 Because I am soon going to be studying 0
15 So that I could care for a relative/friend/neighbour 0
16 Because I was/am ill 0
17 So that my child and a relative could spend time together 0
18 For my child s social development 1
19 To keep the childcare place 0
20 So that I/we could have a break 4
-9 Don't know 0
-8 Refusal 0
-1 6703
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationChildcare and Early Years Provision: Parents' Survey, 2008
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