Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableHELoan
LabelShould students get loans for living costs :Q448
Question text Many full-time university students are now taking out government loans to help cover their living costs. They have to start repaying these loans when they begin working. Generally speaking, do you think that... students should be expected to take out loans to help cover their living costs, or, students should not be expected to take out loans to help cover living costs?
Responses
1 ...students should be expected to take out loans to help cov 817
2 or, students should not be expected to take out loans to hel 917
3 (It depends) 369
8 Don't know 41
9 Refusal 1
-2 skip, version off route 1103
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
Interviewer Instructions1 ...students should be expected to take out loans to help cover their living costs, 2 or, students should not be expected to take out loans to help cover living costs? 3 (It depends)
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.