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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

VariableDbCtya01
LabelDb - Sw2 Childcare prov A - provider type
Responses
1 The child(ren s) grandparents 1574
2 Another relative 151
3 Private creche or nursery 753
4 Nursery class attached to primary school 10
5 Childminder 305
6 Local Authority playgroup or pre-school 25
7 Local Authority creche or nursery 104
8 Private playgroup or pre-school 19
9 Community/Voluntary playgroup or pre-school 11
10 My ex-spouse or partner 30
11 The child(ren s) older brother or sister 6
12 A friend or neighbour 52
13 Daily nanny who came to our house 19
14 Live-in nanny 3
15 Babysitter who came to our house 6
16 Workplace creche or nursery 14
17 Family Centre 15
18 Child-carer (provided via childcare agency) 2
19 Other childcare provider (PLEASE SPECIFY) 21
20 (None) 4
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 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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