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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableEDGAIN6
LabelSkills to adapt to work changes
Question text Here are some of the things that young people may gain from their education. In your view, how important is it that schools aim towards each of these? Skills that allow them to adapt to the changing needs of the world of work
Responses
1 Essential 501
2 Very important 860
3 Fairly important 300
4 Not very important 21
5 Not at all important 4
8 Cannot choose 30
9 Missing 16
Sysmiss 468
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsPlease circle the appropriate number on each line
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 1999-2000.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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