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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Childcare and Early Years Provision: Parents' Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableWhyCA01
LabelReason main provider chosen for sel child
Responses
1 I could not afford to pay for formal childcare 297
2 It was low cost 305
3 My employer subsidises this childcare 32
4 I could trust this person/these people 1414
5 I wanted someone who would show my child affection 54
6 I knew they would bring up my child the same way I would 70
7 I wanted my child to be looked after at home 53
8 It is easy to get to 461
9 I wanted my child to mix with other children 401
10 His/her brother(s)/sister(s) went there 173
11 I wanted someone properly trained to look after child 77
12 It fitted in with my/my husband/wife/partner s working hours 64
13 I wanted my child to be educated while being looked after 197
14 I wanted reliable arrangements 90
15 It had a good reputation 278
16 It was recommended to me 105
17 I could receive help through Tax Credits with this provider 3
18 No other choices available to me 69
19 Other reason(s) 257
20 The person is family 23
21 So that my child and a relative could spend time together 33
22 Child s choice 228
-9 Don't know 9
-8 Refusal 0
-1 2383
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationChildcare and Early Years Provision: Parents' Survey, 2008
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