Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableHEFee
Labelwho should pay cost of tuition fees for higher education :Q443
Question text I'm now going to ask you what you think about university or college students or their families paying towards the costs of their tuition, either while they are studying or after they have finished. Which of the views on this card comes closest to what you think about that?
Responses
1 All students or their families should pay towards the costs 215
2 Some students or their families should pay towards the costs 1490
3 No students or their families should pay towards the costs o 410
8 Don't know 30
9 Refusal 0
-2 skip, version off route 1103
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCARD E5 1 All students or their families should pay towards the costs of their tuition 2 Some students or their families should pay towards the costs of their tuition, depending on their circumstances 3 No students or their families should pay towards the costs of their tuition
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;See documentation for each BSA year for full details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.