The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) began in September 1997 and ran until Q2 2017 when it was replaced by the Labour Force Survey (LFS). While the main purpose of the QNHS was the production of quarterly labour force estimates, the QHNS also conducted special modules on different social topics each quarter. This special module on childcare was run in the three months from September to November 2002. The childcare module was asked of all households in which there were found to be primary school-going children or younger. One member of each household was asked directly about the details of their childcare arrangements for their primary school-going and/or pre-school children. The questions asked included the different types of childcare used, the main source of childcare, the cost of childcare and the hours involved. Also asked was the respondents’ desire for alternative arrangements and the reasons the desired alternatives were not being used. Please note that due to CSO restrictions, these files cannot be matched to their associated microdata files.

Probability: Multistage

Face-to-face interview: CAPI/CAMI