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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableSco5Lang
LabelHow important that 5-year olds learn a language other than English in school?
Question text How important, if at all, would you say it is that all children in Scotland from the age of five learn a language other than English in school? Please choose an answer from this card.
Responses
1 Very important 743
2 Quite important 409
3 Not very important 102
4 Not at all important 31
8 Don't know 3
9 Refusal 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsCARD B2
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Persons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected annually.
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