White Working Class Males in British Higher Education
100 % 90 % 80 % 70 % 60 % 50 % 40 % 30 % 20 % 10 % 0 %
100.0 % |
78.1 % |
71.4 % |
66.7 % |
71.3 % |
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54.3 % |
POLAR Q1-2 |
POLARQ3-5 |
All ( incl POLAR unknown ) |
Post 16 education ( incl Apprenticeship )
Pre-16 education
Figure 27 : Are you interested in studying a course at university ? - % of all respondents who said ‘ Yes ’
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80 %
70 %
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71.4 % |
67.6 % 68.6 % |
65.3 % |
71.3 % |
65.3 % |
60 % |
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50 % |
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40 % |
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30 % |
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20 % |
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10 % |
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0 % Interest in HE Likelihood of HE Interest in HE Likelihood of HE Interest in HE Likelihood of HE
POLAR Q1-2 POLAR Q3-4 All incl POLAR unknown
Figure 28 : Reported interest and likelihood of studying in HE ( Survey respondents currently in post-16 education only )
Likelihood of progressing to HE was also measured by focus group participants , who rated themselves on a scale of 1-10 , with 10 being a high likelihood of progressing . The average score across all participants was 6 but there were significant variations between the learner groups . FE learners rated themselves by far the most least likely to progress to HE ( with an average score of just 3 ) and 6 th Form learners had the highest ratings ( an average of 8.5 out of 10 ).
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Survey respondents were also asked to select up to three types of university provision that would most interest them ( Figure 29 ). Most said they were interested in full time courses , although respondents from low participation areas were least likely to say this . Respondents from low participation neighbourhoods were more likely than those from higher participation areas to say they would be interested in doing a sandwich course , getting sponsorship from an employer and taking a gap year . Those from the least disadvantaged areas were more likely to be interested in Degree apprenticeships .