Main survey variable: hednt Reason might not go on to higher education

Reason might not go on to higher education

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Education Educational aspirations Higher education expectations University expectations

Question asked in the latest wave:

educationalaspirations_w15.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

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

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32612	99.28%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
Having school qualifications is enough	1	1	0.0%
Have decided on a specific career	2	16	0.05%
Want to work and earn money	3	33	0.1%
Cost of education too high	4	15	0.05%
Depends on grades	5	12	0.04%
Not academic enough	6	19	0.06%
just don't want to go	7	18	0.05%
Want to travel	8	6	0.02%
Undecided about it	9	23	0.07%
Other reason	97	16	0.05%
	Total	32849	100.0%

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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