Reason might not go on to higher education
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educationalaspirations_w14.hednt
Question label:
Reason might not go on to higher education
Question text:
What is the main reason you might not go to college or university?
Question universe:
if DEMOGRAPHICS.JBSTAT = 7 (Full time student)
and if (EdType = 1 | 2) | (EdType = 3 & DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAge >= 16 & DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAge <=19) (At school or Sixth Form College or at a Further Education college and aged 16 to 19)
and if HedLik = 3 thru 5 (Going to college or university is not very likely or not at all likely)
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 35188 | 99.2% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Having school qualifications is enough | 1 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Have decided on a specific career | 2 | 19 | 0.05% |
| Want to work and earn money | 3 | 26 | 0.07% |
| Cost of education too high | 4 | 20 | 0.06% |
| Depends on grades | 5 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Not academic enough | 6 | 14 | 0.04% |
| Just don't want to go | 7 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Want to travel | 8 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Undecided about it | 9 | 22 | 0.06% |
| Other reason | 97 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 27780 | 99.22% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Having school qualifications is enough | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Have decided on a specific career | 2 | 13 | 0.05% |
| Want to work and earn money | 3 | 22 | 0.08% |
| Cost of education too high | 4 | 13 | 0.05% |
| Depends on grades | 5 | 13 | 0.05% |
| Not academic enough | 6 | 7 | 0.03% |
| Just don't want to go | 7 | 14 | 0.05% |
| Undecided about it | 9 | 19 | 0.07% |
| Other reason | 97 | 10 | 0.04% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 28948 | 98.9% |
| proxy | -7 | 198 | 0.68% |
| don't know | -1 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Having school qualifications is enough | 1 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Have decided on a specific career | 2 | 14 | 0.05% |
| Want to work and earn money | 3 | 33 | 0.11% |
| Cost of education too high | 4 | 11 | 0.04% |
| Depends on grades | 5 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Not academic enough | 6 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Just don't want to go | 7 | 15 | 0.05% |
| Undecided about it | 9 | 19 | 0.06% |
| Other reason | 97 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Total | 29271 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 31370 | 98.01% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Having school qualifications is enough | 1 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Have decided on a specific career | 2 | 18 | 0.06% |
| Want to work and earn money | 3 | 44 | 0.14% |
| Cost of education too high | 4 | 18 | 0.06% |
| Depends on grades | 5 | 14 | 0.04% |
| Not academic enough | 6 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Just don't want to go | 7 | 25 | 0.08% |
| Want to travel | 8 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Undecided about it | 9 | 20 | 0.06% |
| Other reason | 97 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 33329 | 97.12% |
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Having school qualifications is enough | 1 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Have decided on a specific career | 2 | 21 | 0.06% |
| Want to work and earn money | 3 | 50 | 0.15% |
| Cost of education too high | 4 | 14 | 0.04% |
| Depends on grades | 5 | 21 | 0.06% |
| Not academic enough | 6 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Just don't want to go | 7 | 24 | 0.07% |
| Want to travel | 8 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Undecided about it | 9 | 20 | 0.06% |
| Other reason | 97 | 19 | 0.06% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 34775 | 96.44% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Having school qualifications is enough | 1 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Have decided on a specific career | 2 | 19 | 0.05% |
| Want to work and earn money | 3 | 51 | 0.14% |
| Cost of education too high | 4 | 13 | 0.04% |
| Depends on grades | 5 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Not academic enough | 6 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Just don't want to go | 7 | 32 | 0.09% |
| Want to travel | 8 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Undecided about it | 9 | 24 | 0.07% |
| Other reason | 97 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 946 | 2.41% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 36455 | 92.77% |
| proxy | -7 | 1683 | 4.28% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Having school qualifications is enough | 1 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Have decided on a specific career | 2 | 40 | 0.1% |
| Want to work and earn money | 3 | 58 | 0.15% |
| Cost of education too high | 4 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Depends on grades | 5 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Not academic enough | 6 | 17 | 0.04% |
| Just don't want to go | 7 | 30 | 0.08% |
| Want to travel | 8 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Undecided about it | 9 | 14 | 0.04% |
| Other reason | 97 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Total | 39294 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 39117 | 92.76% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Having school qualifications is enough | 1 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Have decided on a specific career | 2 | 33 | 0.08% |
| Want to work and earn money | 3 | 68 | 0.16% |
| Cost of education too high | 4 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Depends on grades | 5 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Not academic enough | 6 | 19 | 0.05% |
| Just don't want to go | 7 | 32 | 0.08% |
| Want to travel | 8 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Undecided about it | 9 | 15 | 0.04% |
| Other reason | 97 | 20 | 0.05% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 41679 | 92.23% |
| proxy | -7 | 3324 | 7.36% |
| don't know | -1 | 9 | 0.02% |
| having school qualifications is enough | 1 | 7 | 0.02% |
| have decided on a specific career | 2 | 36 | 0.08% |
| want to work and earn money | 3 | 54 | 0.12% |
| cost of education too high | 4 | 14 | 0.03% |
| depends on grades | 5 | 5 | 0.01% |
| not academic enough | 6 | 9 | 0.02% |
| just don't want to go | 7 | 33 | 0.07% |
| undecided about it | 9 | 9 | 0.02% |
| other reason | 97 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 40731 | 90.84% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| having school qualifications is enough | 1 | 16 | 0.04% |
| have decided on a specific career | 2 | 49 | 0.11% |
| want to work and earn money | 3 | 70 | 0.16% |
| cost of education too high | 4 | 18 | 0.04% |
| depends on grades | 5 | 8 | 0.02% |
| not academic enough | 6 | 15 | 0.03% |
| just don t want to go | 7 | 30 | 0.07% |
| want to travel | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| undecided about it | 9 | 25 | 0.06% |
| other reason | 97 | 16 | 0.04% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 42868 | 91.07% |
| proxy | -7 | 3935 | 8.36% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.0% |
| having school qualifications is enough | 1 | 10 | 0.02% |
| have decided on a specific career | 2 | 42 | 0.09% |
| want to work and earn money | 3 | 79 | 0.17% |
| cost of education too high | 4 | 24 | 0.05% |
| depends on grades | 5 | 16 | 0.03% |
| not academic enough | 6 | 17 | 0.04% |
| just don't want to go | 7 | 34 | 0.07% |
| want to travel | 8 | 2 | 0.0% |
| undecided about it | 9 | 27 | 0.06% |
| other reason | 97 | 18 | 0.04% |
| Total | 47074 | 100.0% |
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