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?*
* 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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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 December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696367/perceived-lawfulness-of-taking-children-on-a-family-holiday-during-term-time-by-age-group/
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 December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696367/perceived-lawfulness-of-taking-children-on-a-family-holiday-during-term-time-by-age-group/
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: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696367/perceived-lawfulness-of-taking-children-on-a-family-holiday-during-term-time-by-age-group/
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/696367/perceived-lawfulness-of-taking-children-on-a-family-holiday-during-term-time-by-age-group/
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/696367/perceived-lawfulness-of-taking-children-on-a-family-holiday-during-term-time-by-age-group/ (last visited December 30, 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/696367/perceived-lawfulness-of-taking-children-on-a-family-holiday-during-term-time-by-age-group/
