Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableHELOAN
LabelShd students xpct to take out loans?C544
Question text Many full-time university students are now taking out government loans to help cover their living costs. They have to start repaying these loans when they begin working. Generally speaking, do you think that... students should be expected to take loans to help cover their living costs, or, students should not be expected to take out loans to help cover living costs?
Responses
1 should be expected 315
2 not be expected 604
3 (It depends) 95
8 Don't know 29
9 Not Answered 9
-2 Skp,A+B versions 2091
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
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.