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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey, 1981

Variable Details

VariableQUALTYP
LabelType of qualifications held
Responses
1 A Recognised trade a 23046
2 B Recognised trade a 24
3 C First or higher de 465
4 D Corp or grad membe 254
5 E HNC/HND 148
6 F Teaching qualifica 107
7 G Teaching qualifica 143
8 H Nursing qualificat 1075
9 - ONC/OND 113
10 - City and Guilds 1117
11 - A level 458
12 I O level 8659
13 - CSE (other grades) 4847
14 - Any other prof/voc 5099
15 - Still studying 3128
16 No qualifications 58631
17 Don't know 1526
18 No reply 3122
19 Not applicable 97538
20 A and C 245
21 B and C 20
22 A and D 506
23 B and D 20
24 C and D 1041
25 A and E 692
26 B and E 28
27 C and E 93
28 D and E 239
29 A and F 61
30 B and F 2
31 C and F 990
32 D and F 38
33 E and F 22
34 A and G 15
35 B and G 1
36 C and G 198
37 D and G 20
38 E and G 3
39 F and G 218
40 A and H 161
41 B and H 11
42 C and H 25
43 D and H 20
44 E and H 1
45 F and H 8
46 G and H 28
47 A and I 15905
48 B and I 2730
49 C and I 2896
50 D and I 1233
51 E and I 866
52 F and I 720
53 G and I 1114
54 H and I 1363
55 I and I 16844
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey, 1981
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