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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
ahvwell Importance of doing well in quals
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
  3. 6
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. 13
  7. 3
  8. 14
  9. 12
  10. 15
  11. 11
  12. 10
  13. 9
apvocimp Importance of Apprenticeship/Vocational
  1. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 15
  3. 13
  4. 11
  5. 9
  6. 7
  7. 5
edasp highest level exam like get b/f leave school
  1. indresp
  1. BH17
  2. 12
  3. BH16
  4. 11
  5. BH15
  6. 10
  7. BH14
  8. 9
  9. BH13
  10. 8
  11. BH12
  12. 7
  13. 3
  14. 6
  15. 2
  16. 5
  17. 1
  18. 4
  19. 14
  20. 13
  21. BH18
  22. 15
edasp_bh Highest lvl exam like get b/f leave sch
  1. indresp
  1. BH18
  2. BH17
  3. BH16
  4. BH15
  5. BH14
  6. BH13
  7. BH12
fedasp Would like to go onto further education
  1. indresp
  1. BH15
  2. BH14
  3. BH13
  4. BH12
  5. BH18
  6. BH17
  7. BH16
fedlik Likelihood of entering further education
  1. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 1
fedlik_bh Likelihood of entering further education
  1. indresp
  1. BH18
  2. BH17
  3. BH16
  4. BH15
  5. BH14
  6. BH13
  7. BH12
fednt reasons not going on to further education
  1. indresp
  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 1
fednt1 1st reason not going on to f/education
  1. indresp
  1. BH15
  2. BH14
  3. BH13
  4. BH12
  5. BH18
  6. BH17
  7. BH16
fednt2 2nd reason not going on to f/education
  1. indresp
  1. BH15
  2. BH14
  3. BH13
  4. BH12
  5. BH18
  6. BH17
  7. BH16
fednto_code other reason not going to fe
  1. indresp
  1. 3
fedtyp Type of further education R like to do
  1. indresp
  1. BH12
  2. BH18
  3. BH17
  4. BH16
  5. BH15
  6. BH14
  7. BH13
futra likelihood: gain training/uni place
  1. indresp
  1. 2
  2. 13
  3. 15
  4. 11
  5. 9
  6. 7
  7. 5
  8. BH17
  9. BH13
  10. BH12
  11. 3
futra_bh Likelihood: gain training/uni place
  1. indresp
  1. BH17
  2. BH13
  3. BH12
futrb likelihood: sucessfully finish studies
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 15
  3. 11
  4. 9
  5. 7
  6. 5
  7. BH17
  8. BH13
  9. BH12
  10. 3
  11. 2
futrb_bh Likelihood: sucessfully finish studies
  1. indresp
  1. BH17
  2. BH13
  3. BH12
hedlik Likelihood of entering higher education
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 13
  3. 14
  4. 15
  5. 12
  6. 11
  7. 10
  8. 9
  9. 8
  10. 7
  11. 6
  12. 5
hednt Reason might not go on to higher education
  1. indresp
  1. 11
  2. 10
  3. 9
  4. 8
  5. 7
  6. 6
  7. 5
  8. 4
  9. 13
  10. 14
  11. 15
  12. 12
hednto_code Other reason not going to HE
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
  3. 6
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. 13
  7. 14
  8. 15
  9. 12
  10. 11
  11. 10
  12. 9
levelimp Parents think A levels/Highers important
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 11
  3. 9
  4. 7
  5. 5
  6. 3
  7. 1
  8. 15
lvscdo want to do after leave school
  1. indresp
  1. 3
lvschdo Want to do after school/college
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 13
  6. 14
  7. 15
  8. 12
  9. 11
  10. 10
  11. 9
  12. 8
oddsapply Chance of applying to university
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
oddsemp1 Chance of being employed if have degree
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
oddsemp3 Chance of being employed if do not go to university
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
oddsqual Chance of getting qualifications to enter university
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
oddsschol Chance of applying to Uni if scholarship
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
pedchpno Identifier for co-resident child, ed expectations
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
pheapplied Parental: Applied to HE
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
poddsapply Chance of applying to university
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
poddsemp1 Chance of being employed if study first choice
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
poddsemp3 Chance of being employed if do not go to university
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 8

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