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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991

Variable Details

Variablen516844
LabelMOTHER:29 Q107 Future education - Parental view
Question text ... may have his/her own ideas about his/her education, but if it was just up to you, which of these would you like ... to do... leave at 16, stay until 18, stay past 18, let him/her decide?
Responses
1 Leave at 16 103
2 Stay until 18 1144
3 Stay past 18 1163
4 Let child decide 277
5 Don't know 0
0 Not applicable 1599
8 Cant remember 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD MH.
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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