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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Life and Times Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableEDGAIN4
LabelKNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE IN GENERAL
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? Knowledge that equips them for life in general
Responses
1 ESSENTIAL 167
2 VERY IMPORTANT 196
3 FAIRLY IMPORTANT 67
4 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 7
5 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT 0
8 DONT KNOW 12
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Life and Times Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD
UniverseNorthern Irish young people;National;All young people aged 12-17 living in the household of an adult interviewed for the 1999 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Some survey questions are repeated annually
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