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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableAdviseEd
LabelImagine you were at the end of your compulsory education now . Would you
Question text And, imagine you were at the end of your compulsory education now. Would you want to... stay on in full-time education to get academic qualifications (university degree) or, study full-time to get vocational, rather than academic, qualifications (e.g. NVQs), or, leave school and get training through a job?
Responses
1 stay on in full-time education to get academic qualification 777
2 or, study full-time to get vocational, rather than academic, 387
3 or, leave school and get training through a job? 650
4 SPONTANEOUS: (Varies/depends on the person) 85
8 Don't know 13
9 Refused 0
-1 Not applicable 966
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsCARD G6 READ OUT...
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.
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