Main survey variable: school Never went to/still at school

Never went to/still at school

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Education: Background and attainments

Question asked in the latest wave:

initialconditions_w14.school

Question label:

Never went to/still at school

Question text:

How old were you when you left school?

Question universe:

if (ff_ivlolw 1 & ff_everint 1) (New entrant never interviewed)

Question interviewer instructions:

DO NOT INCLUDE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	26642	75.11%
refusal	-2	99	0.28%
don't know	-1	114	0.32%
Write in age	1	8157	23.0%
Never went to school	2	28	0.08%
Still at school	3	431	1.22%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27180	97.08%
refusal	-2	8	0.03%
don't know	-1	11	0.04%
Write in age	1	564	2.01%
Still at school	3	235	0.84%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	28472	97.27%
refusal	-2	5	0.02%
don't know	-1	14	0.05%
Write in age	1	547	1.87%
Still at school	3	233	0.8%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	30991	96.82%
refusal	-2	7	0.02%
don't know	-1	11	0.03%
Write in age	1	702	2.19%
Never went to school	2	1	0.0%
Still at school	3	296	0.92%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	33174	96.66%
refusal	-2	9	0.03%
don't know	-1	25	0.07%
Write in age	1	776	2.26%
Never went to school	2	2	0.01%
Still at school	3	332	0.97%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34642	96.07%
refusal	-2	9	0.02%
don't know	-1	39	0.11%
Write in age	1	916	2.54%
Never went to school	2	7	0.02%
Still at school	3	445	1.23%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	37407	95.2%
refusal	-2	17	0.04%
don't know	-1	47	0.12%
Write in age	1	1356	3.45%
Never went to school	2	16	0.04%
Still at school	3	450	1.15%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	39674	94.08%
refusal	-2	18	0.04%
don't know	-1	80	0.19%
Write in age	1	1820	4.32%
Never went to school	2	40	0.09%
Still at school	3	537	1.27%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	38508	85.21%
refusal	-2	47	0.1%
don't know	-1	162	0.36%
write in age	1	5738	12.7%
never went to school	2	102	0.23%
still at school	3	633	1.4%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	42534	94.86%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	16	0.04%
write in age	1	1607	3.58%
never went to school	2	22	0.05%
still at school	3	656	1.46%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	44204	93.9%
don't know	-1	30	0.06%
write in age	1	2163	4.59%
never went to school	2	25	0.05%
still at school	3	648	1.38%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	43286	87.11%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	89	0.18%
write in age	1	5479	11.03%
never went to school	2	85	0.17%
still at school	3	744	1.5%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	46785	85.74%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	95	0.17%
write in age	1	6966	12.77%
never went to school	2	100	0.18%
still at school	3	618	1.13%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.04%
refusal	-2	9	0.02%
don't know	-1	123	0.24%
write in age	1	49428	96.93%
never went to school	2	347	0.68%
still at school	3	1067	2.09%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14233	98.71%
Never went school	1	10	0.07%
Still at school	2	174	1.21%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14648	98.49%
Never went school	1	10	0.07%
Still at school	2	214	1.44%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	15185	98.66%
Never went school	1	3	0.02%
Still at school	2	198	1.29%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	196	1.26%
inapplicable	-8	15199	97.32%
Never went school	1	5	0.03%
Still at school	2	217	1.39%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	214	1.36%
inapplicable	-8	14688	93.02%
proxy	-7	682	4.32%
Never went school	1	7	0.04%
Still at school	2	200	1.27%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	0.2%
inapplicable	-8	15486	95.37%
proxy	-7	508	3.13%
Never went school	1	9	0.06%
Still at school	2	203	1.25%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	15846	95.48%
proxy	-7	515	3.1%
Never went school	1	9	0.05%
Still at school	2	197	1.19%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	43	0.23%
inapplicable	-8	18150	96.2%
proxy	-7	326	1.73%
Never went school	1	15	0.08%
Still at school	2	333	1.76%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	48	0.31%
inapplicable	-8	15167	97.21%
proxy	-7	212	1.36%
Never went school	1	10	0.06%
Still at school	2	166	1.06%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.38%
inapplicable	-8	15244	97.57%
proxy	-7	87	0.56%
Never went school	1	8	0.05%
Still at school	2	224	1.43%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	10699	98.1%
proxy	-7	76	0.7%
don't know	-1	13	0.12%
Never went school	1	3	0.03%
Still at school	2	102	0.94%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	10990	98.19%
proxy	-7	39	0.35%
don't know	-1	12	0.11%
Never went school	1	8	0.07%
Still at school	2	128	1.14%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.2%
inapplicable	-8	9239	97.89%
proxy	-7	52	0.55%
don't know	-1	12	0.13%
Never went school	1	7	0.07%
Still at school	2	109	1.15%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.19%
inapplicable	-8	8972	97.01%
proxy	-7	136	1.47%
don't know	-1	15	0.16%
Never went school	1	6	0.06%
Still at school	2	102	1.1%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	9236	97.42%
proxy	-7	112	1.18%
don't know	-1	18	0.19%
Never went school	1	8	0.08%
Still at school	2	101	1.07%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	0.35%
inapplicable	-8	9186	95.69%
proxy	-7	252	2.62%
don't know	-1	12	0.12%
Never went school	1	7	0.07%
Still at school	2	109	1.14%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	9802	99.56%
don't know	-1	16	0.16%
Never went school	1	16	0.16%
Still at school	2	1	0.01%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.2%
inapplicable	-8	10012	97.54%
don't know	-1	19	0.19%
Never went school	1	32	0.31%
Still at school	2	180	1.75%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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school

Datafile

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

initialconditions_w14.school

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

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Datafile

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

initialconditions_w14.school

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

Wave 14 (n_school indresp)

Wave 13 (m_school indresp)

Wave 12 (l_school indresp)

Wave 11 (k_school indresp)

Wave 10 (j_school indresp)

Wave 9 (i_school indresp)

Wave 8 (h_school indresp)

Wave 7 (g_school indresp)

Wave 6 (f_school indresp)

Wave 5 (e_school indresp)

Wave 4 (d_school indresp)

Wave 3 (c_school indresp)

Wave 2 (b_school indresp)

Wave 1 (a_school indresp)

Wave B18 (br_school indresp)

Wave B17 (bq_school indresp)

Wave B16 (bp_school indresp)

Wave B15 (bo_school indresp)

Wave B14 (bn_school indresp)

Wave B13 (bm_school indresp)

Wave B12 (bl_school indresp)

Wave B11 (bk_school indresp)

Wave B10 (bj_school indresp)

Wave B9 (bi_school indresp)

Wave B8 (bh_school indresp)

Wave B7 (bg_school indresp)

Wave B6 (bf_school indresp)

Wave B5 (be_school indresp)

Wave B4 (bd_school indresp)

Wave B3 (bc_school indresp)

Wave B2 (bb_school indresp)

Wave B1 (ba_school indresp)

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Children’s worries include good grades and rising prices

Calendar Year 2023 data now available

Professor Annette Jäckle debates survey methods on BBC Radio 4

Young people’s aspirations rise with parents’ income

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