Footnotes
1. The survey consulted parents of children aged up to 14 years.
2. Report available at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/140387/0034518.pdf
3. A chi square test has been used to test for correlation between the variables where we have tested particular hypothesised relationships. Chi Square is a non-parametric test of statistical significance for bivariate tabular analysis (also known as cross-tabulations). We only report on relationships where the chi square test has always proven to be significant to at least the 95% level. Therefore, the relationship is statistically significant. A chi-square probability of 0.05 or less is commonly interpreted by social scientists as justification for rejecting the null hypothesis that the row variable is unrelated (that is, only randomly related) to the column variable.
4. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/LFSUG_Vol1_2003.pdf
5. The overall design of the sample is to pursue a wholly random sample where fieldwork conditions allow - namely in areas of high population - and to cluster interviews in the remaining areas (also on a random basis).
6. Because these sampling effects cannot be controlled for by calculating a design factor
7. This includes the initial sample of 2100 households and the sample of 387 households allocated in 11 LAs from the additional 800 household sample drawn across 32 LAs
8. Formal refers to childcare provision by statutory/regulated bodies, for example, nurseries, playgroups or childminders, while informal refers to childcare provided by grandparents, other family, friends and neighbours.
9. Covers a range of providers, but for 4-5 year olds tends to be pre-school and for 6-10 year olds tends to be out of school care.
10. Growing Up in Scotland - A study following the lives of Scotland's children. Sweep 1 Overview Report. Simon Anderson, Paul Bradshaw, Sarah Cunningham-Burley, Fenella Hayes, Lynn Jamieson, Andy MacGregor, Louise Marryat and Fran Wasoff. Prepared for the Scottish Executive Education Department. January 2007 Chapter 8 - Childcare pp 143 - 168 (c) Crown Copyright 2007.
11. Please note that this figure will differ from the figures measuring uptake of free pre-school provision due to methodological differences of how the data is collected.
12. Under The Standards in Scotland's School Etc Act 2000, local authorities are under a duty to secure a pre-school education place for all three and four year olds whose parents want one.
13. This must also be considered in the context of a further 4% of respondents who stated that ideally a family member would provide childcare, and this would be the child's parent. Overall, this is a small proportion of respondents and care must be taken in interpreting this.
14. More access to allow me to work/train/study was a single coded option in the questionnaire responses. No breakdown of these responses is available.
15. The 'other' category contained a wide variety of responses.
16. Please note that the number of respondents is very small and that thus the resulting percentages quoted below are on a very small base.
17. The analysis in this sub-section is based on 442 responses. Whilst 494 parents indicated that their arrangements are the same on all days that they use childcare, the information subsequently provided on detailed arrangements suggested that this was not the case and these cases have been omitted from the analysis.
18. Either with the same or with two different providers.
19. Information collected shows that (of those who work) 76% of respondents and 76% of respondents' partners never do any shift work; that 59% of respondents and 52% of respondents' partners never work on Saturdays; and that 68% of respondents and 64% of respondents' partners never work on Sundays.
20. A total of 312 respondents
21. Due to the small number of respondents who had heard of and/or used Childcare Information Services, the percentages in this sub-section should be viewed as indicative. It should also be noted that local area ChIS can be accessed via the Scottish Childcare website at http://www.scottishchildcare.gov.uk/ .
22. Respondents in couple households were asked this question of both themselves and their partner and this percentage refers to cases where neither parent had reduced their working hours
23. Not working refers to those who are not in employment or actively seeking work, or who are unemployed. there are a number of causes of not being in employment and not seeking work, including looking after home/family; those not working while undertaking education or training; and those who are retired. again, respondents were asked to describe their labour market status and their interpretation may differ from official classifications.