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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Childcare and Early Years Provision: Parents' Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableWhyHol57
LabelSHOWCARD B11 @/@/Which of the things on this card best describe the reasons you used ^hname to look after your child(ren
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 6708
1 So that I could work/work longer hours 0
2 So that my partner could work/work longer hours 0
3 So that I could look for work 0
4 So that my partner could look for work 0
5 So that I could study/train 0
6 So that my partner could study/train 0
7 So that I could look after the home / other children 0
8 So that I could go shopping / attend an appointment / social 0
9 For my child s educational development 0
10 Because my child likes spending time with/at the provider 0
11 So that my child could take part in a leisure activity 0
12 Other reason 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationChildcare and Early Years Provision: Parents' Survey, 2009
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