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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991

Variable Details

Variablen508713
LabelCMI:26 B8b Why not completed highest qual course - Reason 1
Question text Why didn't you complete this course? Response 1
Responses
1 Unable to get grant 4
2 Not enough grant 1
3 Not afford fees, etc 9
4 Other money problem 7
5 Marital change 6
6 Pregnancy 21
7 Childcare problems 21
8 Illness or accident 15
9 Social reasons 2
10 Travel reasons 4
11 Housing reasons 4
13 Other - personal 37
14 Got a job instead 22
15 Dismissal/redundancy 3
16 Left/changed job 19
17 Not allowed time off 13
18 Other job reasons 30
19 Failed exams 16
21 Changed study plans 12
22 Not vocational 10
23 Course discontinued 10
24 Course too hard 4
25 Changed institution 2
27 Other course aspects 27
28 No study motivation 16
29 Irrelevant, etc 26
98 Don't know 1
Sysmiss 11127
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991
Interviewer InstructionsPROBE FULLY. RECORD VERBATIM.
UniverseAdults in Great Britain born one particular week in 1958 (NCDS respondents were aged 33 at the time of NCDS5).;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe);See documentation for further details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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