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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Sixteen-Year Head Teacher Questionnaire, 1986

Variable Details

Variablehtq12_2
LabelQ12 How much emphasis is placed on practical work in Science
Question text Projects and practical work are considered to be important in some subject areas in 5th year (4th Scotland). How much emphasis would you say is placed on projects/practical work in the following subjects? Science.
Responses
1 Can't say 30
2 High 2247
3 Medium 1718
4 Low 479
Sysmiss 118
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Sixteen-Year Head Teacher Questionnaire, 1986
UniverseThe instrument was sent out to every school in Great Britain which anyone born in the target 1970 was likely to be attending.;National
SamplingSee documentation for details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort; this dataset comprised part of the sixteen-year follow-up sweep of the longitudinal BCS70 study
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