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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

Variablequldv11b
LabelSchools should develop extra-curricular activities like music, arts, sports?
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? Experience of extra-curricular activities, such as music, arts and sports.
Responses
1 Essential 408
2 Very important 846
3 Fairly important 841
4 Not very important 204
5 Not at all important 16
6 Not sure either way 42
9 Not answered 43
-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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