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Mainstage Variable

ypsoc_cc

office code: job like when left school ? - condensed classification

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youth

Index term

Education: Expectations

Valid Observations

852

Valid Observations

864

Valid Observations

914

Valid Observations

932

Valid Observations

944

Valid Observations

720

Valid Observations

748

Valid Observations

728

Valid Observations

280

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Index term

Wave B15 (bo_ypsoc_cc youth)

Wave B14 (bn_ypsoc_cc youth)

Wave B13 (bm_ypsoc_cc youth)

Wave B12 (bl_ypsoc_cc youth)

Wave B8 (bh_ypsoc_cc youth)

Wave B7 (bg_ypsoc_cc youth)

Wave B6 (bf_ypsoc_cc youth)

Wave B5 (be_ypsoc_cc youth)

Wave B4 (bd_ypsoc_cc youth)

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What else is Understanding Society doing?

Children’s worries include good grades and rising prices

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Professor Annette Jäckle debates survey methods on BBC Radio 4

Young people’s aspirations rise with parents’ income

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