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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Millennium Cohort Study: Seventh Survey, 2018

Variable Details

VariableGCREUN00
LabelWhat is the main reason why you might or will go to university? (A)
Responses
1 To gain qualifications to get a better job/pursue the career 4262
2 To learn more/ increase my knowledge 508
3 I enjoy education 135
4 I feel I should go to university 196
5 My parent(s)/relatives recommend that I should go 102
6 My teachers recommend that I should go 27
7 My friends will go 18
8 I would enjoy the social life 223
9 To get away from home 60
10 To experience new things/places 314
11 Other 27
12 All of the above 4
13 Vague irrelevant answer 12
-9 I do not wish to answer 3
-8 Don't know 10
-1 Not Applicable 4444
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMillennium Cohort Study: Seventh Survey, 2018
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