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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableAdPrsc
LabelThe main advantage when children under three years of age attend pre-school, nursery school or playgroups :Q371
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 586
2 Enables parent to do other things shopping free time 100
3 Helps children's educational development 576
4 Good for children to interact socialise with other children 1286
5 Good for children to interact socialise with other adults 122
6 Good for children's behaviour 47
7 Good for children's independence\confidence 154
8 Prepares children for school 172
9 Children enjoy it 48
10 No advantages 134
11 Other (WRITE IN) 18
98 Don't know 53
99 Refusal 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCARD C3 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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