Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 4, 2013-2014

Variable Details

VariableWHYNOTR4
LabelWhy is this child currently NOT in full-time education?
Responses
1 Fees too expensive 3
2 Books and/or other supplies too expensive 1
3 Shoes/Clothes/Uniform for school too expensive 0
4 Transport too expensive 0
5 School too far from home 4
6 Not safe to travel to school 1
7 Lack of transport 0
8 Truancy, child does not want to go, not interested 13
9 Banned from school for behaviour reasons 1
10 Banned from school because away for too long 2
11 Banned from school because failed to achieve necessary grade 1
12 Quality of education at school (teaching and learning) poor 1
13 Quality of care (food, non-educational care) poor 0
14 No sanitation facilities at school 0
15 Bullying/abuse from peers 0
16 Ill-treatment/abuse from teachers/principal 1
17 No need for schooling for future job 1
18 Need to learn a trade/skill, e.g. through apprenticeship so 1
19 Need to stay home to look after siblings 2
20 Needed for domestic and/or agricultural work at home (includ 25
21 Have to do paid work to earn money(including agricultural wo 7
22 It’s not appropriate for girls to go to/continue at schoo 5
23 Marriage 4
24 Disability, Illness 3
25 Family member ill/disabled/elderly (including care for this 2
26 Family issues e.g. problems at home – parent disputes/mar 1
27 Stigma and Discrimination (child was not be welcome because 2
28 School not accessible for seasonal reasons: river prohibits 0
29 Child too young 3
30 Child still in pre-school 2
31 Other,specify 13
32 Terminated the course of education in which I was enrolled 0
33 wanted to start working 5
77 Not Known 0
79 Refused to answer 0
88 Not Applicable 2
Sysmiss 6532
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 4, 2013-2014