Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableDPAYEDUC
LabelImportant to decide what earn: years in education? A2.14b
Question text In deciding how much people ought to earn, how important should each of these things be, in your opinion? The number of years spent in education and training.
Responses
1 Essential 97
2 Very important 329
3 Fairly important 394
4 Not very important 96
5 Notatall important 21
8 Can't choose 16
9 Not answered 5
-2 Skip, B+C version 1984
-1 Skip, no self-completion 479
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
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.