Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableSCWHYR4
LabelWhy are you NOT in full-time education?
Responses
1 Fees too expensive 16
2 Books and/or other supplies too expensive 13
3 Shoes/Clothes/Uniform for school too expensive 10
4 Transport too expensive 0
5 School too far from home 5
6 Not safe to travel to school 0
7 Lack of transport 0
8 Truancy, child does not want to go, not interested 26
9 Banned from school for behaviour reasons 6
10 Banned from school because away for too long 1
11 Banned from school because failed to achieve necessary grade 42
12 Quality of education at school (teaching and learning) poor 3
13 Quality of care (food, non-educational care) poor 1
14 No sanitation facilities at school 0
15 Bullying/abuse from peers 1
16 Ill-treatment/abuse from teachers/principal 4
17 No need for schooling for future job. 10
18 Need to learn a trade/skill, e.g. through apprenticeship so 4
19 Need to stay home to look after siblings 0
20 Needed for domestic and/or agricultural work at home (includ 34
21 Have to do paid work to earn money(including agricultural wo 57
22 It’s not appropriate for girls to go to/continue at schoo 0
23 Marriage 29
24 Disability, Illness 20
25 Family member ill/disabled/elderly (including care for this 13
26 Family issues e.g. problems at home – parent disputes/mar 9
27 Stigma and Discrimination (child was not be welcome because 0
28 School not accessible for seasonal reasons: river prohibits 0
31 Other, specify 13
32 Terminated the course of education in which I was enrolled i 9
33 Wanted to start working 26
34 Preparing to enter university/educ institution 5
35 Looking for work 18
36 Need to look after child 1
37 Can't understand the language in class 1
38 Can't understand the context of lessons/can't learn well 6
77 Not Known 0
79 Refused to answer 0
88 N/A 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 4, 2013-2014