Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2012

Variable Details

VariableHimp
LabelHow important for a young person to go on to HE? :Q450
Question text And how important do you think it is for a young person to go on to higher education - to a university or college?
Responses
1 Very important 891
2 Fairly important 803
3 Not very important 136
4 Not at all important 12
5 SPONTANEOUS: It depends on the young person 145
6 SPONTANEOUS: It depends on the career that the young person 94
7 SPONTANEOUS: It depends how the young person will fund their 7
8 SPONTANEOUS: It depends what the young person s motivations 51
98 Don't know 6
99 Refusal 0
-2 skip, version off route 1103
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCARD E7 IF ASKED: Include colleges of higher education but exclude further education colleges and sixth form colleges 1 Very important 2 Fairly important 3 Not very important 4 Not at all important 5 SPONTANEOUS: It depends on the young person 6 SPONTANEOUS: It depends on the career that the young person wants 7 SPONTANEOUS: It depends how the young person will fund their higher education 8 SPONTANEOUS: It depends what the young person's motivations are
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.