Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableUNICOMPW
Labelsame qualifications, different school, who would get place university? A2.9aC2.20a
Question text And again, suppose two young people with the same A/A2-level (or Scottish Higher) grades apply to go to univeristy. This time one is from a comprehensive school and the other is from a private school. Which one do you think would be more likely to be offered a place... the young person from the comprehensive school, the young person from the private school, or, would they both be equally likely to be offered a place?
Responses
1 Comprehensive school 121
2 Private school 1435
3 Equally offered place 893
8 Can't choose 269
9 Not answered 30
-2 Skp, B version 873
-1 No self-completn 811
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE TICK ONE BOX ONLY
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.