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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableIMPPRIM1
LabelS2Q3 - Most useful for improving primary school education
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 4 to 11 years? Please look at the whole list before deciding.
Responses
1 More information available about individual schools 29
2 More links between parents and schools 213
3 More resources for buildings, books and equipment 390
4 Better quality teachers 175
5 Smaller class sizes 599
6 More emphasis on exams and tests 16
7 More emphasis on developing the childs skills and interests 281
8 Better leadership within individual schools 27
9 Other (please specify) 11
98 (Don't know) 59
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 and over in Northern Ireland during 2003
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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