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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variabletrstexam
LabelTrust in education statistics - scale 0-10 :AB405
Question text The Department for Education publishes official statistics about how well schools are doing such as students' test and exam results. On a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 is 'do not trust at all' and 10 is 'trust completely', how much do you trust that these figures give a true picture of what is happening in schools?
Responses
0 Do not trust at all 212
1 46
2 171
3 240
4 324
5 737
6 381
7 452
8 242
9 47
10 trust completely 38
95 It depends 75
96 Don't know/no opinion 297
97 Never heard of student's test+exam results 32
99 Refusal 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCode 95 for 'It depends' (spontaneous only). Code 96 for 'Don't know/no opinion' (spontaneous only). Code 97 for 'Never heard of students' test and exam results' (spontaneous 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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