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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableAdPscTFB
LabelANSWER CODES REVERSED: When child aged 3-4 attends pre-school/nursery/playgroup 3 mornings per week
Question text Now thinking of children aged three to four. What do you think is the main advantage, if any, when children this age attend pre-school, nursery school or playgroups for about three mornings a week? Please choose your answer from this card.
Responses
1 Children enjoy it 83
2 Prepares children for school 417
3 Good for children's independence/confidence 248
4 Good for children's behaviour 32
5 Good for children to interact and socialise with other adult 50
6 Good for children to interact and socialise with other child 354
7 Helps children's educational development 231
8 Enables parent to do other things 12
9 Enables parent to work 40
10 No advantages 19
11 Other (WRITE IN) 2
98 Don't Know 18
99 Refusal 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 1436
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsCARD E10 CODE ONE ONLY
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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