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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Life and Times Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableEDGAIN7
LabelABILITY SPEAK & WRITE CLEARLY
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? An ability to speak and write clearly
Responses
1 ESSENTIAL 198
2 VERY IMPORTANT 184
3 FAIRLY IMPORTANT 48
4 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 5
5 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT 0
8 DONT KNOW 14
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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