Childcare
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Childcare
Project Number
253
Abstract
The survey is about childcare and childcare allowance.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
07-06-2021
End date
29-06-2021
Topics
Researcher
Verena Seibel (University of Groningen); Mara Yerkes (Utrecht University)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2022 Centerdata
Funding Organization
ODISSEI
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-zcp-my68
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
English CSV file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of household member encrypted | preloaded |
| tg21a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| tg21a001 | Preloaded variable: Number of living-at-home children in the household | preloaded |
| tg21a002 | Is our information correct, and does a child (yours or your partner’s) aged 0 – 12 indeed live at your home? | directly measured |
| tg21a003 | According to our data, you do not have a child (yours or your partner’s) aged 0 – 12 living at home. Is that correct? | directly measured |
| tg21a004 | How likely is it that you will have a child in the coming 12 months or that you or your partner (if applicable) will become pregnant in the coming 12 months? | directly measured |
| tg21a005 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Pre-school childcare/playschool | directly measured |
| tg21a006 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Day care/day nursery | directly measured |
| tg21a007 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Out-of-school care: pre-school care | directly measured |
| tg21a008 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Out-of-school care: after-school care | directly measured |
| tg21a009 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Out-of-school care: childcare during holidays and school-free days | directly measured |
| tg21a010 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Tussenschoolse opvang (interim school care). This does not apply for schools with a continurooster (continuous timetable). | directly measured |
| tg21a011 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Gastouder (childminder), where the child goes to the childminder’s home | directly measured |
| tg21a012 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Gastouder (childminder) at parental home | directly measured |
| tg21a013 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Parent-participation nursery | directly measured |
| tg21a014 | Have you ever heard of voorschoolse en vroegschoolse educatie (VVE; early childhood education)? | directly measured |
| tg21a015 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Pre-school childcare/playschool | directly measured |
| tg21a016 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Day care/day nursery | directly measured |
| tg21a017 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Out-of-school care: pre-school care | directly measured |
| tg21a018 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Out-of-school care: after-school care | directly measured |
| tg21a019 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Out-of-school care: childcare during holidays and school-free days | directly measured |
| tg21a020 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Tussenschoolse opvang (interim school care). This does not apply for schools with a continurooster (continuous timetable) | directly measured |
| tg21a021 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Gastouder (childminder), where the child goes to the childminder’s home | directly measured |
| tg21a022 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Gastouder (childminder) at your home | directly measured |
| tg21a023 | Which of the following forms of formal childcare are you familiar with? Parent-participation nursery | directly measured |
| tg21a024 | Have you ever heard of voorschoolse en vroegschoolse educatie (VVE; early childhood education)? | directly measured |
| tg21a025 | Which of the following people care for your child/children for 4 hours or more per week? Myself | directly measured |
| tg21a026 | Which of the following people care for your child/children for 4 hours or more per week? My partner | directly measured |
| tg21a027 | Which of the following people care for your child/children for 4 hours or more per week? My parents/partner’s parents | directly measured |
| tg21a028 | Which of the following people care for your child/children for 4 hours or more per week? Other family members | directly measured |
| tg21a029 | Which of the following people care for your child/children for 4 hours or more per week? Friends | directly measured |
| tg21a030 | Which of the following people care for your child/children for 4 hours or more per week? Someone else, namely | directly measured |
| tg21a031 | Which of the following people care for your child/children for 4 hours or more per week? Someone else, namely [open answer] | directly measured |
| tg21a032 | There is enough capacity in childcare. | directly measured |
| tg21a033 | Childcare has become so expensive that I can barely afford it. | directly measured |
| tg21a034 | The people working in childcare treat the children with affection. | directly measured |
| tg21a035 | Do you receive childcare allowance? | directly measured |
| tg21a036 | Applying for childcare allowance is complicated to me. | directly measured |
| tg21a037 | You never know what to expect as a parent. For all we know the childcare allowance could be reduced or increased tomorrow. | directly measured |
| tg21a038 | When you filled out the childcare allowance application form, did you receive help from any of the following? Partner | directly measured |
| tg21a039 | When you filled out the childcare allowance application form, did you receive help from any of the following? Friends | directly measured |
| tg21a040 | When you filled out the childcare allowance application form, did you receive help from any of the following? Family | directly measured |
| tg21a041 | When you filled out the childcare allowance application form, did you receive help from any of the following? Acquaintances | directly measured |
| tg21a042 | When you filled out the childcare allowance application form, did you receive help from any of the following? Colleagues | directly measured |
| tg21a043 | When you filled out the childcare allowance application form, did you receive help from any of the following? Your municipality | directly measured |
| tg21a044 | When you filled out the childcare allowance application form, did you receive help from any of the following? Your childcare organization | directly measured |
| tg21a045 | When you filled out the childcare allowance application form, did you receive help from any of the following? Formulierenbrigades (application brigades) | directly measured |
| tg21a046 | When you filled out the childcare allowance application form, did you receive help from any of the following? Citizen’s advisors | directly measured |
| tg21a047 | When you filled out the childcare allowance application form, did you receive help from any of the following? Labor unions | directly measured |
| tg21a048 | When you filled out the childcare allowance application form, did you receive help from any of the following? Senior citizens’ associations | directly measured |
| tg21a049 | When you filled out the childcare allowance application form, did you receive help from any of the following? Other social organizations | directly measured |
| tg21a050 | When you filled out the childcare allowance application form, did you receive help from any of the following? I did not receive any help | directly measured |
| tg21a051 | When you filled out the childcare allowance application form, did you receive help from any of the following? I don’t remember | directly measured |
| tg21a052 | Do you have difficulties with any aspects of the application for childcare allowance? the online application | directly measured |
| tg21a053 | Do you have difficulties with any aspects of the application for childcare allowance? the various terms that are used | directly measured |
| tg21a054 | Do you have difficulties with any aspects of the application for childcare allowance? the amount of information needed for the application | directly measured |
| tg21a055 | Do you have difficulties with any aspects of the application for childcare allowance? the Dutch language | directly measured |
| tg21a056 | Do you have difficulties with any aspects of the application for childcare allowance? the risk that I might make a mistake | directly measured |
| tg21a057 | Do you have difficulties with any aspects of the application for childcare allowance? the stories about fraud that make me scared to apply | directly measured |
| tg21a058 | Do you have difficulties with any aspects of the application for childcare allowance? calculating my own annual income | directly measured |
| tg21a059 | Do you have difficulties with any aspects of the application for childcare allowance? calculating my partner’s annual income | directly measured |
| tg21a060 | Do you have difficulties with any aspects of the application for childcare allowance? something else, namely | directly measured |
| tg21a061 | Do you have difficulties with any aspects of the application for childcare allowance? no part of the application | directly measured |
| tg21a062 | Do you have difficulties with any aspects of the application for childcare allowance? I don’t remember | directly measured |
| tg21a063 | Do you have difficulties with any aspects of the application for childcare allowance? something else, namely [open answer] | directly measured |
| tg21a064 | Do you think the couple has the right to childcare allowance in the following situations? One of the parents has a permanent job, the other has been jobless for 12 months and is on a program to return to work | directly measured |
| tg21a065 | Do you think the couple has the right to childcare allowance in the following situations? One parent has a permanent job, the other has been jobless for 7 months and is taking care of her mother, who is sick | directly measured |
| tg21a066 | Do you think the couple has the right to childcare allowance in the following situations? One parent has a permanent job, the other has a part-time job (20 hours per week) | directly measured |
| tg21a067 | Do you think the couple has the right to childcare allowance in the following situations? Both parents are students and do not work | directly measured |
| tg21a068 | Do you think the couple has the right to childcare allowance in the following situations? Both parents have been jobless for 2 months | directly measured |
| tg21a069 | Do you think the couple has the right to childcare allowance in the following situations? One parent has a permanent job, the other is a student | directly measured |
| tg21a070 | How likely would it be for you to ask the following persons for information about possibilities for childcare? friends or family (e.g. parents, siblings, grandparents, cousins, uncles and aunts) | directly measured |
| tg21a071 | How likely would it be for you to ask the following persons for information about possibilities for childcare? colleagues, neighbors or distant acquaintances | directly measured |
| tg21a072 | How likely would it be for you to ask the following persons for information about childcare allowance? friends or family (e.g. parents, siblings, grandparents, cousins, uncles and aunts) | directly measured |
| tg21a073 | How likely would it be for you to ask the following persons for information about childcare allowance? colleagues, neighbors or distant acquaintances | directly measured |
| tg21a074 | Generally speaking, what are the experiences of your friends and family with… formal childcare? | directly measured |
| tg21a075 | Generally speaking, what are the experiences of your friends and family with… applying for and receiving childcare allowance? | directly measured |
| tg21a076 | Generally speaking, what are the experiences of your colleagues, neighbors and distant acquaintances with… formal childcare? | directly measured |
| tg21a077 | Generally speaking, what are the experiences of your colleagues, neighbors and distant acquaintances with… applying for and receiving childcare allowance? | directly measured |
| tg21a078 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: Copying or moving files or folders | directly measured |
| tg21a079 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: Storing files in an online location | directly measured |
| tg21a080 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: Looking up information on a government website | directly measured |
| tg21a081 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: Looking up information online about goods and services | directly measured |
| tg21a082 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: Looking up information online about health | directly measured |
| tg21a083 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: Sending and receiving emails | directly measured |
| tg21a084 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: Using online social networks | directly measured |
| tg21a085 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: Video calling or calling via the internet | directly measured |
| tg21a086 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: Uploading and sharing content that you made on a website | directly measured |
| tg21a087 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: Transferring files from one device to another | directly measured |
| tg21a088 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: Installing software and applications (apps) | directly measured |
| tg21a089 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: Changing the settings of software | directly measured |
| tg21a090 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: Buying something online | directly measured |
| tg21a091 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: Selling something online | directly measured |
| tg21a092 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: Using online learning resources | directly measured |
| tg21a093 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: Internet banking | directly measured |
| tg21a094 | Which activities have you performed independently (without any help) in the past 3 months: None of the above | directly measured |
| tg21a095 | I have difficulty reading and understanding information from the municipal government. | directly measured |
| tg21a096 | I store important documents in an ordered manner. | directly measured |
| tg21a097 | I find it difficult to complete forms about work and benefits. | directly measured |
| tg21a098 | I have difficulty reading the incoming and outgoing payments in my bank account. | directly measured |
| tg21a099 | I find it easy to work with DigiD. | directly measured |
| tg21a100 | I always immediately inform the Tax and Customs Authority of any changes in my work and income. | directly measured |
| tg21a101 | I am well aware of my financial situation. | directly measured |
| tg21a102 | I have difficulty reading bus and train timetables. | directly measured |
| tg21a103 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| tg21a104 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| tg21a105 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| tg21a106 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| tg21a107 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| tg21a108 | Starting date of the questionnaire | constructed |
| tg21a109 | Starting time of the questionnaire | constructed |
| tg21a110 | End date of the questionnaire | constructed |
| tg21a111 | End time of the questionnaire | constructed |
| tg21a112 | Duration questionnaire in seconds | derived |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 2,033 (100.0%)Non-response: 579 (28.5%)
Response: 1,454 (71.5%)
Complete: 1,439 (70.8%)
Incomplete: 15 (0.7%)
Collection Events
Period
07-06-2021 to 29-06-2021
Sample
Parents of children aged 0 to 12 years, supplemented with panel members aged 18-45 years without children (who might become parents in the near future).
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents