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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Growing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-6, 2005-2011: Teaching Dataset

Variable Details

VariableMfPSne03
LabelMf - Main reason for choosing prim school
Responses
1 School is near or nearest to home 709
2 His/her friends go or were intending to go there 91
3 His/her brother/sister went/go there 386
4 Other relative/parent went/go there 27
5 Wanted them to go to a different school to friend(s) or othe 2
6 Wanted them to go to a different school to brothers/sisters 2
7 Wanted them to go to a different school to other relative/pa 1
8 How likely it was that he/she would get a place 3
9 School has good exam results/academic reputation 325
10 General good impression of school 320
11 School has strong anti-bullying policy 13
12 School has small class sizes 53
13 School caters for additional support needs 26
14 School offers specialised curriculum e.g. music, dance, acti 3
15 School has good facilities 28
16 School offers childcare for parents who work or study 4
17 School is a feeder school for preferred secondary school 22
18 Religious grounds 70
19 Easy to get to on public transport 3
20 Ethnic mix of the school 1
21 School teaches in a language other than English 12
22 Wanted him/her to go to single-sex only school 0
23 Other reasons relating to the other children who go to the s 3
24 Nursery was a feeder for preferred primary school 55
25 Other reason (specify) 61
26 No real choice 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 7
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 1430
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGrowing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-6, 2005-2011: Teaching Dataset
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Interviews were conducted with the parents or main carers of babies born between June 2004 and May 2005, and children born between June 2002 and May 2003, resident in Scotland during 2005-2011.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort; Cohort 1 ran from 2005-2011. Cohort 2 began in 2011 (see under SN 7432).
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