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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1998

Variable Details

VariableSCHLSTND
LabelGovt/local cnl set school standards?Q845
Question text Thinking about how local councils run schools, which of the statements on this card comes closest to your view? The government should lay down standards for schools that all councils have to meet by law; Local councils should be completely free to decide for themselves how best to run their schools
Responses
1 Govt lay down standards 1371
2 Local cncl free decide 605
8 Don't know 73
9 Not answered 22
-2 Skp, C version 1075
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD H7 (VERSIONS A & B)
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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