Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2001

Variable Details

VariableSTATSEC2
LabelState sec.schl teach basic skills?A2.24b
Question text From what you know or have heard, please tick one box on each line to show how well you think state secondary schools nowadays teach young people basic skills such as reading, writing and maths.
Responses
1 Very well 119
2 Quite well 562
3 Not very well 202
4 Not at all well 40
8 Don't know 0
9 Not answered 18
-2 Skp,B+C versions 1854
-1 No self-compltn 492
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsPlease tick one box on each line.
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.