This statistic presents parents' opinions on taking their children on holidays during school term time in the United Kingdom in 2017. In the UK, parents can be fined 60 British pounds for a child's non-attendance at school, with the amount rising if not paid within a certain time. Of respondents to the survey, 51 percent said they would be willing to pay the penalty if they were not given permission to take their child out of school for a holiday in order to benefit from cheaper prices outside of the traditional school holidays. Only three percent said they would not do so, while 18 percent were unsure.
Parents' opinion on paying the penalty to take children out of school to go on holidays during term time in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017
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World Travel Market. (November 8, 2017). Parents' opinion on paying the penalty to take children out of school to go on holidays during term time in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/782273/parents-opinion-on-family-holidays-during-school-term-time-united-kingdom/
World Travel Market. "Parents' opinion on paying the penalty to take children out of school to go on holidays during term time in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017." Chart. November 8, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782273/parents-opinion-on-family-holidays-during-school-term-time-united-kingdom/
World Travel Market. (2017). Parents' opinion on paying the penalty to take children out of school to go on holidays during term time in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782273/parents-opinion-on-family-holidays-during-school-term-time-united-kingdom/
World Travel Market. "Parents' Opinion on Paying The Penalty to Take Children out of School to Go on Holidays during Term Time in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/782273/parents-opinion-on-family-holidays-during-school-term-time-united-kingdom/
World Travel Market, Parents' opinion on paying the penalty to take children out of school to go on holidays during term time in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/782273/parents-opinion-on-family-holidays-during-school-term-time-united-kingdom/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Parents' opinion on paying the penalty to take children out of school to go on holidays during term time in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph], World Travel Market, November 8, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/782273/parents-opinion-on-family-holidays-during-school-term-time-united-kingdom/