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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

VariableDdCman01
LabelDd Main ccare provider (incl pre-sch)
Responses
1 The childs grandparents 1196
2 Another relative 115
3 Private creche or nursery 716
4 Nursery class attached to primary school 952
5 Childminder 281
6 Local authority playgroup or pre-school 91
7 Local authority creche or nursery 283
8 Private playgroup or pre-school 64
9 Community/voluntary playgroup or pre-school 46
10 Ex-spouse or partner 44
11 The childs older brother or sister 13
12 A friend or neighbour 67
13 Daily nanny 21
14 Live-in nanny 6
15 Babysitter 4
16 Workplace creche or nursery 11
17 Family Centre 9
18 Child-carer (provided via childcare agency) 3
19 Playscheme/Summer club 0
20 Breakfast club 0
21 After-school club 1
22 Other childcare provider 17
23 None 0
-8 Don t know 2
-1 Not using childcare 52
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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