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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 1, 2002

Variable Details

VariableAMBITION
LabelWhat do you want to be when you grow up?
Responses
1 President/Prime minister/Secretary General 2
2 Doctor 185
3 Nurse 36
4 Policeman/woman 100
5 Teacher 138
6 Farmer 0
7 Trader/businessman 0
8 Soldier 0
9 Film actor 0
10 Engineer 33
11 Collector 0
12 Political leader 0
13 Social activist 0
14 Driver 0
15 Industrialist 0
16 Mechanic 5
17 Salesperson 0
18 Other 173
77 Child not interviewed 7
99 NK 35
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 1, 2002
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