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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Growing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-6, 2005-2011: Teaching Dataset

Variable Details

VariableDbCman01
LabelDb - Main ccare provider (som epre-sch excl)
Responses
1 Childs grandparents 1404
2 Another relative 154
3 Private nursery 842
4 Childminder 12
5 Local authority playgroup 347
6 Local authority nursery 27
7 Private playgroup 109
8 Community/voluntary playgroup 20
9 Ex-spouse or partner 12
10 The childs older sibling 43
11 A friend or neighbour 8
12 Daily nanny 51
13 Live-in nanny 24
14 Babysitter 3
15 Workplace creche or nursery 6
16 Family Centre 18
17 Nursery class attached to primary school 13
18 Child-carer (provided via childcare agency) 3
19 Other childcare provider 24
20 None 4
-1 Not using childcare 1388
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGrowing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-6, 2005-2011: Teaching Dataset
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Interviews were conducted with the parents or main carers of babies born between June 2004 and May 2005, and children born between June 2002 and May 2003, resident in Scotland during 2005-2011.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort; Cohort 1 ran from 2005-2011. Cohort 2 began in 2011 (see under SN 7432).
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