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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 5173 Survey of How Parents Balance Work, Family and Home, 2000 517310.5255/UKDA-SN-5173-1 Department of Trade and Industry, Employment Market Analysis and Research <a href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/re-using-public-sector-information/uk-government-licensing-framework/crown-copyright/" target="_blank">© Crown copyright</a>. The use of these data is subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">UK Data Service End User Licence Agreement</a>. Additional restrictions may also apply. UK Data Service 23 May 2005 PARENTSPARENT RESPONSIBILITYECONOMIC ACTIVITYPART-TIME EMPLOYMENTFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENTCHILDRENPRESCHOOL CHILDRENSCHOOLCHILDRENAGEMARITAL STATUSCHIEF INCOME EARNERSSOCIAL CLASSGENDERWORKERS' RIGHTSMATERNITY LEAVEEMPLOYMENT HISTORYTERMINATION OF SERVICEEMPLOYERSMATERNITY PAYHOURS OF WORKCHILD DAY CARESOCIAL POLICYPARENTAL LEAVELEAVECARE OF DEPENDANTSINCENTIVESWORKING CONDITIONSEMPLOYMENTINCOMESOCIAL SUPPORTTRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPPUBLIC SECTORPRIVATE SECTOROCCUPATIONAL STATUSINDUSTRIESEMPLOYEESSPOUSE'S ECONOMIC ACTIVITYETHNIC GROUPSHOUSING TENUREHOME OWNERSHIPSOCIAL HOUSINGLANDLORDSPARENTAL ROLEPATERNITY LEAVEMOTHERSFATHERSQUALIFICATIONSWORK-LIFE BALANCE Family life and marriageChildrenSocial behaviour and attitudesLabour and employment <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>This survey aimed to provide a statistically representative picture of working parents' views and preferences with respect to leave arrangements to facilitate support for their children. Over 1,000 parents in employment, working eight hours or more per week, were surveyed across Great Britain during autumn 2000. The survey was timed in order to inform the Government's 'Work and Parents: Competitiveness and Choice' Green Paper, published in December 2000.<br> <br> The survey examined the following issues:<br> <li>parents' take-up of the statutory leave entitlements introduced under the Employment Relations Act 1999, and employers' 'top-up' provisions (covering maternity/paternity leave, emergency time off to care for dependants, and parental leave;</li><br> <li>parents' reasons for non-take-up of existing provisions;</li><br> <li>parents' preferences with respect to employers' provisions and views on the practicability of employers extending existing provisions.</li><br> <br> Further information about the study methodology may be found in the documentation.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>The questionnaire covered maternity and paternity leave, emergency time off, parental leave, screening questions and demographic details. 22 September 2000 - 04 October 200022 September 200004 October 2000 Great Britain IndividualsNational Parents in full-time and part-time work (over 8 hours per week) with children under the age of 16. Numeric Cross-sectional (one-time) study Quota samplethe sample was drawn from eligible persons included in the MORI database of 40,000 members of the general public. Please see documentation for further details of sampling. Telephone interview <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p><p>Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.</p> See <restrctn> https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 5173 2024-11-28T07:25:47Z ddi:codebook:2_5