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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

VariableDdCtya01
LabelDd - Childcare prov A: provider type
Responses
1 The childs grandparents 1208
2 Another relative 92
3 Private creche or nursery 419
4 Nursery class attached to primary school 47
5 Childminder 242
6 Local authority playgroup or pre-school 41
7 Local authority creche or nursery 69
8 Private playgroup or pre-school 41
9 Community/voluntary playgroup or pre-school 24
10 Ex-spouse or partner 37
11 The childs older brother or sister 11
12 A friend or neighbour 52
13 Daily nanny 11
14 Live-in nanny 5
15 Babysitter 4
16 Workplace creche or nursery 9
17 Family Centre 1
18 Child-carer (provided via childcare agency) 1
19 Playscheme/Summer club 0
20 Breakfast club 0
21 After-school club 0
22 Other childcare provider 11
23 None 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don t know 0
-3 Information not available 0
-1 Item not applicable 1215
Sysmiss 117
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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