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Survey: lawfulness of taking kids on a family holiday during term time, by age group
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?*
by Daniel Clark,
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May 31, 2018
This statistic displays the results of a survey of adults, broken down by age group, 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 respondents aged 18 to 24, 12 percent believed that such actions should be against the law while the share of respondents aged over 50 sharing the same view was 24 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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| Should be against the law | Should not be against the law | Don't know | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-24 | 12% | 60% | 28% |
| 25-49 | 18% | 67% | 16% |
| 50-64 | 24% | 66% | 10% |
| 65+ | 24% | 69% | 7% |
| Should be against the law | Should not be against the law | Don't know | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-24 | 12% | 60% | 28% |
| 25-49 | 18% | 67% | 16% |
| 50-64 | 24% | 66% | 10% |
| 65+ | 24% | 69% | 7% |
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by Daniel Clark,
last edited
May 31, 2018
This statistic displays the results of a survey of adults, broken down by age group, 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 respondents aged 18 to 24, 12 percent believed that such actions should be against the law while the share of respondents aged over 50 sharing the same view was 24 percent.
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- Release date
- April 2017
- Region
- United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Survey time period
- April 3rd, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 3,623**
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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* Original survey question: "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?"
** Number of respondents n(18-24) = 420, n(25-49) = 1,547, n(50-64) = 895, n(65+) = 761.
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- Release date
- April 2017
More information
- Region
- United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Survey time period
- April 3rd, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 3,623**
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
-
* Original survey question: "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?"
** Number of respondents n(18-24) = 420, n(25-49) = 1,547, n(50-64) = 895, n(65+) = 761.
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