whether left ft-education before start fe
Datafile
Index term
Variable note:
Related question only asked during sample months JA1 to JU1 (January to June 2009). Collected of remaining sample members at Wave 5.
Question asked in the latest wave:
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Question label:
Whether left F/T education before starting FE
Question text:
Can I just check, apart from taking a holiday or a gap year, did you leave full-time education between finishing at school and starting at college or university?
Question universe:
if month = 7 thru 24 & ff_sampst = 1 & ff_hhorig = 1|2) | (ff_sampst = 2|3 & ff_hhorig = 1|2) | ((ff_ivlolw 1 | ff_everint 1) & ff_hhorig = 1|2) (Understanding Society OSMs in sample months 7 to 24, or all Understanding Society PSMs and TSMs, or Understanding Society new entrants at wave 5)
and if (DEMOGRAPHICS.jbstat = 7 & EDUCATIONALASPIRATIONS.edtype = 3,4,5) (At college/university)
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 39957 | 89.12% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| yes | 1 | 145 | 0.32% |
| no | 2 | 873 | 1.95% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 22 | 0.04% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 46861 | 91.9% |
| proxy | -7 | 3262 | 6.4% |
| refusal | -2 | 6 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.01% |
| yes | 1 | 215 | 0.42% |
| no | 2 | 621 | 1.22% |
| Total | 50994 | 100.0% |
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