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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableSECIMP2
Label2nd most useful improve secondy sch?Q715
Question text And which do you think would be the next most useful one for children in secondary schools? 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; More training and preparation for jobs; Better leadership within individual schools.
Responses
1 More information available about individ 17
2 More links between parents and schools 49
3 More resources for buildings, books and 152
4 Better quality teachers 164
5 Smaller class sizes 152
6 More emphasis on exams and tests 80
7 More emphasis on developing the child s 177
8 More training and preparation for jobs 175
9 Better leadership within individual scho 36
10 Other (WRITE IN) 2
98 Don't know 4
99 Not answered 27
-2 Skp,B+C versions 2111
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD F3 (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.
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