Percentage of parents finding it difficult or very difficult to meet their childcare costs, 2008 to 2021
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The proportion of families who paid for childcare in the last week who found it difficult or very difficult to meet their childcare costs by age of children in family and year.
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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 of parents finding it difficult or very difficult to meet their childcare costs
- Filters
- Age of children in family
- Time period
- 2008 to 2021
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | Age_of_children | Proportion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | All families | 19 |
| 2021 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Families with 0-4s only | 24 |
| 2021 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Families with 5-14s only | 15 |
| 2020 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | All families | x |
| 2020 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Families with 0-4s only | x |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| Age_of_children | Age of children in family |
| Proportion | Proportion of parents finding it difficult or very difficult to meet their childcare costs |
Footnotes
- x is used when the data is unavailable. This is used when the data was not collected in that year.
- Caution should be taken when comparing 2021 figures with previous years due to the potential impact of COVID disruptions on the 2021 data
- 2010 data corresponds to 2010-11, 2011 data corresponds to 2011-12, 2012 data corresponds to 2012-13, 2014 data corresponds to 2014-15. There was no survey in 2013, 2015 and 2016. 2019 survey was with families with children aged 0-4 and so the data are not directly comparable. 2020 data is presented separately in the supporting files due to a limited sample caused by COVID-19 disruption, limiting comparisons.
- z refers to an observation that is not applicable. This is used for 2019 data as this was completed by parents of 0-4s only.
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