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Youth Cohort Study: Activities and Experiences of 16 Year Olds: England and Wales 2002

DescriptionThe Youth Cohort Study (YCS) is a series of longitudinal surveys that contacts a sample of an academic year-group or "cohort" of young people in the spring following completion of compulsory education and usually again one and two years later. The survey looks at young people's education and labour market experience, their training and qualifications and a range of other issues, including socio-demographic variables. This Statistical First Release provides summary findings of the most recent survey of 16 year olds from the eleventh Youth Cohort Study (YCS). The survey was carried out in Spring 2002 when respondents were in their first academic year after completing compulsory education. The previous survey of 16 year olds was SFR 02/2001 carried out in Spring 2000
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Additional information All the Cohort 11 Statistical First Releases have been revised due to a problem with the coding of NS-SEC which has now been corrected. (UPDATED June 2006)
Additional informationPDF (Sample YCS Questionnaire)
Reference IDSFR04/2003National Statistics
Coverage Country England & Wales
Date Released20 February 2003
Main Category Education and Skills
Sub CategoryStudies and Qualifications (post-16)    Click on subcategory link to see if there is later information
TypeStatistical First Release
ContactAndrew Ledger  Andrew.Ledger@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk  tel: 0114 259 3639

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