Reasons for not using childcare in the last year
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The proportion of families who had not used any childcare in the last year selecting the reasons for not doing so.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Childcare and early years survey of parents
- Release
- Reporting year 2021
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Proportion selecting each response
- Filters
- Age of children in family
- Reason selected
- Type of reason: choice or constraint
- Time period
- 2021
Data set preview
time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | Age_of_children_in_family | Type_of_reason | Reason | Proportion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Pre-school only | Choice | I would rather look after my child(ren) myself | 67 |
2021 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Pre-school only | Choice | I rarely need to be away from my child(ren) | 24 |
2021 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Pre-school only | Choice | My child(ren) are old enough to look after themselves | 1 |
2021 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Pre-school only | Choice | My child(ren) are too young | 14 |
2021 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Pre-school only | Choice | No need to use childcare | 5 |
Variables in this data set
Variable name | Variable description |
---|---|
Age_of_children_in_family | Age of children in family |
Proportion | Proportion selecting each response |
Reason | Reason selected |
Type_of_reason | Type of reason: choice or constraint |
Footnotes
- Low means the figure rounds to 0, but is not 0
- Caution should be taken with 2021 figures due to the potential impact of COVID disruptions on the 2021 data
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