Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariablePRIMIMP1
Label1st most useful improve primary sch?Q709
Question text Here are a number of things that some people think would improve education in our schools. Which do you think would be the most useful one for improving the education of children in primary schools - aged 5 - 11 years? Please look at the whole list before deciding: More information available about individual schools; More links between parents and schools; More resources for buildings, books and equipment; Better quality teachers; Smaller class sizes; More emphasis on exams and tests; More emphasis on developing the child's skills and interests; Better leadership within individual schools.
Responses
1 More information available about individ 17
2 More links between parents and schools 91
3 More resources for buildings, books and 157
4 Better quality teachers 211
5 Smaller class sizes 389
6 More emphasis on exams and tests 11
7 More emphasis on developing the child s 108
8 Better leadership within individual scho 18
9 Other (WRITE IN) 5
98 Don't know 25
99 Not answered 3
-2 Skp,B+C versions 2111
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD F2 (VERSION A)
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.