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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariablePRIMIMP1
Label1st most useful improvement in primary schools? S519
Question text Here are a number of things that some people think would improve education in our schools. Which do you think would be the most useful one for improving the education of children in primary schools - aged 5-12 years? Please look at the whole list before deciding.
Responses
1 More information available about individual schools 22
2 More links between parents and schools 176
3 More resources for buildings, books and equipment 291
4 Better quality teachers 203
5 Smaller class sizes 491
6 More emphasis on exams and tests 11
7 More emphasis on developing the child's skills and interests 183
8 Better leadership within individual schools 31
9 Other (WRITE IN) 11
98 Don't know 62
99 Not answered 1
-2 Skp,Welsh sample 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsCARD
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually
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