The Values and Character Dispositions of 14-16 Year Olds in the Hodge Hill Constituency



100

Parents’

Education

Christian

Muslim

None

Total

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Yes

85

69.1

564

83.2

81

60.4

739

78.0

No

38

30.9

114

16.8

53

39.6

209

22.0

There were generally high proportions of students wishing to go to university

African students and those of mixed ethnicity, those whose parents had attended
university, Muslim students and those who saw themselves as British or European were
more likely to express such a wish.

‘It comes from my mum and dad. He really wants me to do well and like he never had the
opportunity, the way I’m having it, and he tries to back me up as much as possible.’

‘I’ve got two views. One is be successful, get a good degree. The other is move to
London.’

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