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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableAdPrsc
LabelMain adv. children < 3 yrs attend preschool? :ACD543
Question text What do you think is the main advantage, if any, when children under three years of age attend pre-school, nursery school or playgroups for about three mornings a week? Please choose your answer from this card.
Responses
1 Enables parent to work 600
2 Enables parent to do other things e.g. training, shopping, f 157
3 Helps children s educational development (including concentr 721
4 Good for children to interact and socialise with other child 1299
5 Good for children to interact and socialise with other adult 52
6 Good for children s behaviour 58
7 Good for children s independence/confidence 127
8 Prepares children for school 150
9 Children enjoy it 45
10 No advantages 108
11 Other (WRITE IN) 7
98 Don't know 39
99 Refusal 1
-2 Skip, version B 1122
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsCARD E6 CODE ONE ONLY
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.
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