South African Social Attitudes Survey 2004
South Africa, 2004
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Q98 Important thing that keeps children away from schools? (q98)
Data file: SASAS2004_q1
Overview
Valid:
2774
Invalid:
25
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
42
Range:
1 - 17
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | School fees | 474 |
17.1%
|
| 2 | Poverty | 923 |
33.3%
|
| 3 | Children must start working/earning money | 60 |
2.2%
|
| 4 | School uniform | 26 |
0.9%
|
| 5 | Distance from school | 108 |
3.9%
|
| 6 | Language of instruction used in school | 13 |
0.5%
|
| 7 | Lack of discipline at school | 186 |
6.7%
|
| 8 | Teachers attitudes towards learners | 95 |
3.4%
|
| 9 | Corporal punishment | 82 |
3%
|
| 10 | Failure/learners failing too often | 74 |
2.7%
|
| 11 | Peer-group pressure(drugs & alcohol abuse) | 281 |
10.1%
|
| 12 | Lack of motivation(dont want to learn) | 151 |
5.4%
|
| 13 | Abuse at home | 71 |
2.6%
|
| 14 | Learner pregnancy | 68 |
2.5%
|
| 15 | Puberty(onset,mainly girls) | 11 |
0.4%
|
| 16 | Social circumstances(generally) | 94 |
3.4%
|
| 17 | Other (Specify) | 57 |
2.1%
|
| Sysmiss | 25 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.