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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Youth Cohort Study of England and Wales, 2002-2005

Variable Details

Variablegappx1
LabelMain drawback of taking year off
Responses
1 Friends not around / poor social life 38
2 Falling behind peers / will finish uni l 23
3 Bored / out of routine / being out of ed 18
4 Will be hard to go back to study/educati 20
5 Didn t plan time properly / usefully / t 5
6 Having to work / find work / work hard / 22
7 No drawbacks 89
8 Other specific answer 23
9 Other vague answer 2
99 Don't know 5
Sysmiss 16462
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYouth Cohort Study of England and Wales, 2002-2005
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