Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

VariableAdFail16
LabelRespondent advise 16 year-old who failed exam to stay at schoolQ380
Question text Suppose this 16 year old had failed their school exams. If you were advising them on their future, would you say they should... stay in full-time education and retake their exams, or, study full-time to get vocational, rather than academic, qualifications, or, leave school and get training through a job, varies/depends on the person?
Responses
-1 skp,advise voc/train 815
1 stay in full-time education and reta 810
2 study full-time to get vocational, r 517
3 leave school and get training throug 397
4 (Varies/depends on the person) 647
8 Don't know 2
9 Not answered 11
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
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.