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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

Variablequldev4b
LabelSchools should develop qualifications, certificates?
Question text The following are skills or qualities that young people may have developed by the age of 16. In your view, how important is it that schools aim to develop such skills or qualities? Gaining qualifications or certificates of achievement.
Responses
1 Essential 713
2 Very important 1084
3 Fairly important 478
4 Not very important 52
5 Not at all important 3
6 Not sure either way 29
9 Not answered 41
-2 skip version off route 0
-1 skip, didn't return SC questionnaire 542
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016
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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