Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableLonGrnt
LabelShould students get grants OR loans
Question text Now, thinking now about both grants and loans, which comes closer to your view... students should get grants which they would not have to pay back to cover their living costs or, students should be expected to take out loans which they would have to pay back to help cover their living costs? SPONTANEOUS: Neither, students should not be given grants or loans to cover their living costs?
Responses
1 ...students should get grants which they would not have to 756
2 ...students should be expected to take out loans which they 1030
3 SPONTANEOUS: Neither, students should not be given grants or 63
8 Don't know 63
9 Refused 0
-1 Not applicable 966
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsCARD G3
UniverseLocation of units of observation:National;Population:Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>
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.