This site uses necessary cookies

Some of these cookies are essential. Strictly necessary cookies enable core functionality, without which, the website cannot function properly. For more detailed information please see our Cookie Policy.

Website stats

We use Matomo Analytics to understand how our website is used and to improve your experience. This tool gathers limited information about the device you use to access the UK Data Service website. To learn more, please see our Privacy Policy.

 

Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

Variableedspnd1b
Label1st priority for extra spending on education Q388
Question text Now a question about education. Which of the groups on this card, if any, would be your highest priority for extra government spending on education? Nursery or pre-school children, primary school children, secondary school children, children with special educational needs, students at colleges or universities, none of these.
Responses
1 Nursery or pre-school children 217
2 Primary school children 339
3 Secondary school children 425
4 Children with special educational needs 398
5 Students at colleges or universities 206
6 (None of these) 13
8 Don't know 39
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
Interviewer InstructionsCARD E3
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually
UKRI logo

Funded by UKRI through the ESRC with contributions from our partners.

© 2026 UK Data Service
We are supported by the University of Essex, University of Manchester, Jisc, UCL and University of Edinburgh. We are funded by UKRI through the Economic and Social Research Council.