Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableDsPrsc
LabelThe main disadvantage when children under three years of age attend pre-school, nursery school or playgroups :Q374
Question text What do you think is the main disadvantage, 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 Children too young to leave parents 589
2 Children would be unhappy 106
3 Children are less safe in nursery 79
4 Quality of care is not as good as at home 191
5 Children don't get enough individual attention 325
6 Children pick up bad habits\behaviour 530
7 No disadvantages 1344
8 Other (WRITE IN) 48
98 Don't know 84
99 Refusal 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCARD C4 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.