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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young People's Social Attitudes, 2003

Variable Details

Variableypboycre
LabelBoys/girls care more about doing well at school? YP150
Question text And do you think that... boys care more about doing well at school than girls, girls care more about doing well at school than boys, or, is there no real difference between boys and girls in how much they care about doing well?
Responses
1 boys care more 12
2 girls care more 346
3 no real difference 302
8 Don't know 3
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung People's Social Attitudes, 2003
UniverseYoung people aged 12-19 living in the households of BSA respondents (SN 5235).;Young people;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study. Whilst this is not a regular series, a previous YPSA survey was carried out in 1998 and 1994 (see SN 4231 and SN 3629).
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