This statistic displays the results of a survey of adults in Great Britain (GB) in April 2017, regarding their opinion of the lawfulness of taking children out of school during term time to go on family holiday. From the male respondents, 22 percent believed that such actions should be against the law while the share of female respondents sharing the same view was 18 percent.
Do you think it should or should not be against the law for parents to take children out of school during term time for the purposes of going on a family holiday?
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YouGov. (April 5, 2017). Do you think it should or should not be against the law for parents to take children out of school during term time for the purposes of going on a family holiday? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696361/perceived-lawfulness-of-taking-children-on-a-family-holiday-during-term-time-by-gender/
YouGov. "Do you think it should or should not be against the law for parents to take children out of school during term time for the purposes of going on a family holiday? ." Chart. April 5, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696361/perceived-lawfulness-of-taking-children-on-a-family-holiday-during-term-time-by-gender/
YouGov. (2017). Do you think it should or should not be against the law for parents to take children out of school during term time for the purposes of going on a family holiday? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696361/perceived-lawfulness-of-taking-children-on-a-family-holiday-during-term-time-by-gender/
YouGov. "Do You Think It Should or Should Not Be against The Law for Parents to Take Children out of School during Term Time for The Purposes of Going on a Family Holiday? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696361/perceived-lawfulness-of-taking-children-on-a-family-holiday-during-term-time-by-gender/
YouGov, Do you think it should or should not be against the law for parents to take children out of school during term time for the purposes of going on a family holiday? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696361/perceived-lawfulness-of-taking-children-on-a-family-holiday-during-term-time-by-gender/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Do you think it should or should not be against the law for parents to take children out of school during term time for the purposes of going on a family holiday? [Graph], YouGov, April 5, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696361/perceived-lawfulness-of-taking-children-on-a-family-holiday-during-term-time-by-gender/