Most preferred subject at university
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Question label:
Most preferred subject at university
Question text:
If you were to go to university, which subject would be your first choice to study?
Question universe:
if DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAge = 16 | 17) (Respondent is aged 16 or 17)
and if ODDSQUAL > 0 (Greater than no chance of gaining qualifications to get into university)
Question interviewer instructions:
IF RESPONDENT HASN’T DECIDED OR DOES NOT YET KNOW WHAT SUBJECT THEY WANT TO STUDY, SELECT ‘HAVEN’T DECIDED’ FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE SUBJECT IN THE DROP DOWN MENU, SELECT ‘OTHER/NOT FOUND’.
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 36617 | 93.19% |
| proxy | -7 | 1683 | 4.28% |
| don't know | -1 | 63 | 0.16% |
| Accounting and Finance | 1 | 30 | 0.08% |
| Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | 2 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 3 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Anatomy and Physiology | 5 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Archaeology | 7 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Architecture | 8 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Art and Design | 9 | 33 | 0.08% |
| Biological Sciences | 10 | 34 | 0.09% |
| Building | 11 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Business Studies | 12 | 48 | 0.12% |
| Chemical Engineering | 14 | 14 | 0.04% |
| Chemistry | 15 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Civil Engineering | 16 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Classics and Ancient History | 17 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Communication and Media Studies | 18 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 50 | 0.13% |
| Dentistry | 20 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Drama, Dance and Cinematics | 21 | 17 | 0.04% |
| Economics | 23 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Education | 24 | 19 | 0.05% |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 25 | 13 | 0.03% |
| English | 26 | 36 | 0.09% |
| Food Science | 27 | 11 | 0.03% |
| French | 28 | 2 | 0.01% |
| General Engineering | 29 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Geography & Environmental Science | 30 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Geology | 31 | 1 | 0.0% |
| History | 33 | 26 | 0.07% |
| Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation & Tourism | 35 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Iberian Languages | 36 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Land and Property Management | 38 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Law | 39 | 39 | 0.1% |
| Librarianship & Information Management | 40 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Linguistics | 41 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Mathematics | 44 | 37 | 0.09% |
| Mechanical Engineering | 45 | 24 | 0.06% |
| Medicine | 46 | 36 | 0.09% |
| Modern languages | 48 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Music | 49 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Nursing | 50 | 29 | 0.07% |
| Other Subjects Allied to Medicine | 51 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Pharmacology and Pharmacy | 52 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Philosophy | 53 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 54 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Politics | 55 | 5 | 0.01% |
| P.P.E. (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) | 56 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Psychology | 57 | 42 | 0.11% |
| Russian | 58 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social Work | 60 | 14 | 0.04% |
| Sociology | 61 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Sports Science | 62 | 50 | 0.13% |
| Theology and Religious Studies | 63 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Veterinary Medicine | 65 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Haven't decided | 95 | 19 | 0.05% |
| Other/Not found | 97 | 110 | 0.28% |
| Total | 39294 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 38249 | 90.7% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| don't know | -1 | 66 | 0.16% |
| Accounting and Finance | 1 | 22 | 0.05% |
| Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | 2 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 3 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Anthropology | 6 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Architecture | 8 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Art and Design | 9 | 33 | 0.08% |
| Biological Sciences | 10 | 25 | 0.06% |
| Building | 11 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Business Studies | 12 | 61 | 0.14% |
| Celtic Studies | 13 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chemical Engineering | 14 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Chemistry | 15 | 16 | 0.04% |
| Civil Engineering | 16 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Classics and Ancient History | 17 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Communication and Media Studies | 18 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 57 | 0.14% |
| Dentistry | 20 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Drama, Dance and Cinematics | 21 | 24 | 0.06% |
| Economics | 23 | 19 | 0.05% |
| Education | 24 | 25 | 0.06% |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 25 | 15 | 0.04% |
| English | 26 | 44 | 0.1% |
| Food Science | 27 | 4 | 0.01% |
| French | 28 | 2 | 0.0% |
| General Engineering | 29 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Geography & Environmental Science | 30 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Geology | 31 | 2 | 0.0% |
| German | 32 | 1 | 0.0% |
| History | 33 | 27 | 0.06% |
| Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation & Tourism | 35 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Land and Property Management | 38 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Law | 39 | 45 | 0.11% |
| Linguistics | 41 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Materials Technology | 43 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mathematics | 44 | 30 | 0.07% |
| Mechanical Engineering | 45 | 29 | 0.07% |
| Medicine | 46 | 48 | 0.11% |
| Modern languages | 48 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Music | 49 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Nursing | 50 | 41 | 0.1% |
| Other Subjects Allied to Medicine | 51 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Pharmacology and Pharmacy | 52 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Philosophy | 53 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 54 | 17 | 0.04% |
| Politics | 55 | 8 | 0.02% |
| P.P.E. (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) | 56 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Psychology | 57 | 57 | 0.14% |
| Social Policy | 59 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Social Work | 60 | 16 | 0.04% |
| Sociology | 61 | 15 | 0.04% |
| Sports Science | 62 | 42 | 0.1% |
| Theology and Religious Studies | 63 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Veterinary Medicine | 65 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Haven't decided | 95 | 22 | 0.05% |
| Other/Not found | 97 | 123 | 0.29% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
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