Parents think A levels/Highers important
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Question asked in the latest wave:
parentsandchildren_w15.levelimp
Question label:
Parents think A levels/Highers important
Question text:
How important do you think it is for your child {if GRIDVARIABLES.NCh10to15 = 1} children {if NCh10to15 > 1} to complete their A
level {if HHGRID.region = England, Wales, Northern Ireland} Higher Grades {if HHGRID.region = Scotland} exams? Is it...
Question universe:
if [GRIDVARIABLES.NCHUNDER16 >= 1] // Parent (biological mother, biological father, adoptive mother, adoptive father, step-mother or step-father) of one or more children under 16
And if [GRIDVARIABLES.NCh10to15 > 0] // Parent of one or more children aged 10-15 in HH
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 28985 | 88.24% |
| proxy | -7 | 74 | 0.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 11 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 14 | 0.04% |
| Very important | 1 | 2106 | 6.41% |
| Important | 2 | 1166 | 3.55% |
| Not very important | 3 | 433 | 1.32% |
| Not at all important | 4 | 59 | 0.18% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 24287 | 86.75% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 14 | 0.05% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.03% |
| Very important | 1 | 2179 | 7.78% |
| Important | 2 | 1013 | 3.62% |
| Not very important | 3 | 348 | 1.24% |
| Not at all important | 4 | 44 | 0.16% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 7 | 0.02% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 27422 | 85.67% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 11 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 20 | 0.06% |
| Very important | 1 | 2560 | 8.0% |
| Important | 2 | 1117 | 3.49% |
| Not very important | 3 | 348 | 1.09% |
| Not at all important | 4 | 59 | 0.18% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 30271 | 83.95% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 23 | 0.06% |
| Very important | 1 | 3064 | 8.5% |
| Important | 2 | 1164 | 3.23% |
| Not very important | 3 | 383 | 1.06% |
| Not at all important | 4 | 53 | 0.15% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 34043 | 80.73% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| refusal | -2 | 11 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 60 | 0.14% |
| Very important | 1 | 3599 | 8.53% |
| Important | 2 | 1238 | 2.94% |
| Not very important | 3 | 336 | 0.8% |
| Not at all important | 4 | 50 | 0.12% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 9 | 0.02% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 35420 | 79.0% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 42 | 0.09% |
| very important | 1 | 3872 | 8.64% |
| important | 2 | 1196 | 2.67% |
| not very important | 3 | 369 | 0.82% |
| not at all important | 4 | 68 | 0.15% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 19 | 0.04% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 39406 | 79.3% |
| proxy | -7 | 3830 | 7.71% |
| refusal | -2 | 8 | 0.02% |
| don't know | -1 | 58 | 0.12% |
| very important | 1 | 4440 | 8.94% |
| important | 2 | 1400 | 2.82% |
| not very important | 3 | 429 | 0.86% |
| not at all important | 4 | 102 | 0.21% |
| Total | 49692 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 37 | 0.07% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 40924 | 80.25% |
| proxy | -7 | 3262 | 6.4% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 42 | 0.08% |
| very important | 1 | 4980 | 9.77% |
| important | 2 | 1281 | 2.51% |
| not very important | 3 | 361 | 0.71% |
| not at all important | 4 | 105 | 0.21% |
| Total | 50994 | 100.0% |
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