DLHE - Longitudinal Survey 2006/07 - Q45 Thinking about the research degree you took in 2006/07, what was the main reason you decided to undertake it?

DLHE - Longitudinal Survey 2006/07

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field

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RCH_MAIN

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England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

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Question

Q45 Thinking about the research degree you took in 2006/07, what was the main reason you decided to undertake it?

Valid entries and labels

Code	Label
XX	Question not answered (default)
-1	Don’t know
-2	Not answered
-3	Refused
01	I was interested in the subject
02	I was interested in research
03	I wanted to go on being a student/I wanted to postpone job hunting
04	I was awarded a funded studentship
05	I was encouraged or required to do so by my employer at the time
06	I was encouraged to do so by previous tutors/lecturers
07	I wanted an academic career
08	I thought it would improve my career prospects more broadly
09	It was essential to get into the area of employment I want(ed) to work in
10	Other

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Schema components

Element: RCH_MAIN

Based on

IFF technical specification DLHE Longitudinal survey 2006-07 v00.08

Owner

HESA

Version

1.0

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