most preferred subject at university
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "Subjective expectations about the returns to higher education and decisions to attend university" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
yahedecisions_ip9.unisub1
Question label:
Most preferred subject at university
Question text:
[HEapplstat 1],If you were to go to university, which subject would be your first choice to study,[HEapplstat = 1],Which subject are you currently studying at University?
Question universe:
if ff_yahechoiceip8 = 1 (Respondent asked YA HE Decisions module at IP8)
and if DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAGE = 16 |( DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAGE>16 & HEmakeappl = 2)) & (ODDSAPPLY > 0|ODDSSCHOL > 0)|(DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAGE>16 & (HEmakeappl = 1 & (HEapplstat = 1|2|3)| (HEapplstat = 4 & HEage > 0))) (Respondent aged 16 OR respondent aged 17 or older and has not applied but has a greater than no chance of applying to uni or greater than no chance of applying to uni if scholarship OR respondent aged 17 or older, has applied to university and is either enrolled, waiting to take up place or waiting to hear about place OR has not secured a place but expects some chance of having a degree by age 30)
Question interviewer instructions:
IF RESPONDENT HASN’T DECIDED OR DOES NOT YET KNOW WHAT SUBJECT THEY WANT TO STUDY, SELECT ‘HAVEN’T DECIDED’ FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE SUBJECT IN THE DROP DOWN MENU, SELECT ‘OTHER/NOT FOUND’.
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2090 | 92.36% |
| proxy | -7 | 63 | 2.78% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 5 | 0.22% |
| accounting and finance | 1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| aeronautical and manufacturing engineering | 2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| art and design | 9 | 3 | 0.13% |
| biological sciences | 10 | 5 | 0.22% |
| business studies | 12 | 5 | 0.22% |
| civil engineering | 16 | 1 | 0.04% |
| communication and media studies | 18 | 2 | 0.09% |
| computer science | 19 | 6 | 0.27% |
| economics | 23 | 1 | 0.04% |
| education | 24 | 3 | 0.13% |
| english | 26 | 5 | 0.22% |
| history | 33 | 1 | 0.04% |
| hospitality, leisure, recreation & tourism | 35 | 2 | 0.09% |
| law | 39 | 2 | 0.09% |
| mathematics | 44 | 4 | 0.18% |
| mechanical engineering | 45 | 1 | 0.04% |
| medicine | 46 | 1 | 0.04% |
| music | 49 | 3 | 0.13% |
| nursing | 50 | 5 | 0.22% |
| philosophy | 53 | 2 | 0.09% |
| physics and astronomy | 54 | 1 | 0.04% |
| politics | 55 | 1 | 0.04% |
| psychology | 57 | 3 | 0.13% |
| social work | 60 | 3 | 0.13% |
| sociology | 61 | 1 | 0.04% |
| sports science | 62 | 3 | 0.13% |
| veterinary medicine | 65 | 2 | 0.09% |
| haven't decided | 95 | 1 | 0.04% |
| other/not found | 97 | 9 | 0.4% |
| Total | 2263 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2132 | 89.66% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 12 | 0.5% |
| aeronautical and manufacturing engineering | 2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| american studies | 4 | 1 | 0.04% |
| anatomy and physiology | 5 | 1 | 0.04% |
| architecture | 8 | 1 | 0.04% |
| art and design | 9 | 4 | 0.17% |
| biological sciences | 10 | 6 | 0.25% |
| business studies | 12 | 10 | 0.42% |
| chemical engineering | 14 | 1 | 0.04% |
| civil engineering | 16 | 1 | 0.04% |
| communication and media studies | 18 | 1 | 0.04% |
| computer science | 19 | 8 | 0.34% |
| drama, dance and cinematics | 21 | 3 | 0.13% |
| economics | 23 | 3 | 0.13% |
| education | 24 | 6 | 0.25% |
| electrical and electronic engineering | 25 | 3 | 0.13% |
| english | 26 | 4 | 0.17% |
| food science | 27 | 1 | 0.04% |
| general engineering | 29 | 1 | 0.04% |
| history | 33 | 4 | 0.17% |
| history of art, architecture and design | 34 | 1 | 0.04% |
| iberian languages | 36 | 1 | 0.04% |
| law | 39 | 2 | 0.08% |
| literature | 42 | 2 | 0.08% |
| mathematics | 44 | 3 | 0.13% |
| mechanical engineering | 45 | 3 | 0.13% |
| medicine | 46 | 3 | 0.13% |
| music | 49 | 2 | 0.08% |
| nursing | 50 | 4 | 0.17% |
| other subjects allied to medicine | 51 | 3 | 0.13% |
| philosophy | 53 | 2 | 0.08% |
| politics | 55 | 1 | 0.04% |
| psychology | 57 | 3 | 0.13% |
| social work | 60 | 2 | 0.08% |
| sociology | 61 | 1 | 0.04% |
| sports science | 62 | 4 | 0.17% |
| theology and religious studies | 63 | 1 | 0.04% |
| veterinary medicine | 65 | 4 | 0.17% |
| haven't decided | 95 | 1 | 0.04% |
| other/not found | 97 | 19 | 0.8% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1939 | 90.52% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| don't know | -1 | 5 | 0.23% |
| Accounting and Finance | 1 | 4 | 0.19% |
| Art and Design | 9 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Biological Sciences | 10 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Business Studies | 12 | 3 | 0.14% |
| Chemical Engineering | 14 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Drama, Dance and Cinematics | 21 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Education | 24 | 3 | 0.14% |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 25 | 1 | 0.05% |
| English | 26 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Food Science | 27 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Geography & Environmental Science | 30 | 2 | 0.09% |
| History | 33 | 3 | 0.14% |
| Law | 39 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Mathematics | 44 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Medicine | 46 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Music | 49 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 54 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Psychology | 57 | 3 | 0.14% |
| Social Work | 60 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Sports Science | 62 | 5 | 0.23% |
| Veterinary Medicine | 65 | 1 | 0.05% |
| TSub95 | 95 | 3 | 0.14% |
| TSub97 | 97 | 7 | 0.33% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
