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Educational Aspirations module

Questions 7

educationalaspirations_w3.edasp

Highest level exam like to get b/f leave school

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: What are the highest level exams you would like to gain before you leave school?

OptionLabel
1GCSE/Standards/GNVQ Foundation/GNVQ Intermediate/NVQ1/NVQ2
2AS Levels/AVCE Part
3A Levels/Highers/NVQ3/AVCE Single/AVCE Double
97Other qualifications

Universe:
if DEMOGRAPHICS.JBSTAT = 7 (Full time student)
and if EdType = 1,2 (Currently at school or Sixth Form College)

educationalaspirations_w3.edtype

Type of educational institution attending

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT

Text: Are you...

OptionLabel
1At School
2At Sixth Form College
3At Further Education (FE) College
4At Higher Education (HE) College
5or at University?

Universe:
if DEMOGRAPHICS.JBSTAT = 7 (Full time student)

educationalaspirations_w3.lvscdo

Want to do after leave school

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: What would you most like to do when you have completed this exam or qualification?

OptionLabel
1Get a full-time job
2Stay at school and do A Levels/Highers
3Get a job and study
4Get an apprenticeship
5Do some other type of training
97Do something else

Universe:
if DEMOGRAPHICS.JBSTAT = 7 (Full time student)
and if EdType = 1,2 (Currently at school or Sixth Form College)
and if EDAsp = 1 (If wants to leave school after GCSE/Standards/GNVQ Intermediate/NVQ1/NVQ2)

educationalaspirations_w3.ahvwell

Importance of doing well in quals

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: How important do you think it is for you to do well in these exams or other qualifications?

OptionLabel
1Very important
2Important
3Not very important
4Not at all important

Universe:
if DEMOGRAPHICS.JBSTAT = 7 (Full time student)
and if EdType = 1,2 (Currently at school or Sixth Form College)
and if EDAsp = 3 (If wants to leave school after A levels/highers/NVQ3/AVCE single/AVCE Double)

educationalaspirations_w3.fedlik

Likelihood of entering further education

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT

Text: How likely is it that you will go to college or university when you finish school, even if you take a gap year between? Is it...

OptionLabel
1Very likely
2Fairly likely
3Not very likely
4Or not at all likely?
5SPONTANEOUS: Depends

Universe:
if DEMOGRAPHICS.JBSTAT = 7 (Full time student)
and if EdType = 1,2 (Currently at school or Sixth Form College)

educationalaspirations_w3.fednt

Reasons not going on to further education

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: What is the main reason you might not go on to further full-time education?

OptionLabel
1Having school qualifications is enough
2Have decided on a specific career
3Want to work and earn money
4Cost of education too high
5Depends on grades
6Not academic enough
7Just don't want to go
8Want to travel
9Undecided about it
97Other reason

Universe:
if DEMOGRAPHICS.JBSTAT = 7 (Full time student)
and if EdType = 1,2 (Currently at school or Sixth Form College)
and if FedLik > 2 (Going on to further education is not very likely or not at all likely)

educationalaspirations_w3.fednto

Other reason not going to FE

Type: string

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: WRITE IN

Text: What reason is that?

Universe:
if DEMOGRAPHICS.JBSTAT = 7 (Full time student)
and if EdType = 1,2 (Currently at school or Sixth Form College)
and if FedLik > 2 (Going on to further education is not very likely or not at all likely)
and if FedNT = 97 (If Other reason not going on to further education)

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