Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2002

Variable Details

VariableADVISE16
LabelRespondent advise 16year-old to stay at school? Q469
Question text Suppose you were advising a 16 year old about their future. Would you say they should... stay on in full-time education to get their (A-levels (or A2 - levels)/Highers (or Higher Stills)), or, study full-time to get vocational, rather than academic qualifications, or, leave school and get training through a job?
Responses
1 stay on in full-time education to ge 1729
2 study full-time to get vocational, r 371
3 leave school and get training throug 329
4 (Varies/depends on the person) 991
8 Don't know 14
9 Not answered 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2002
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.