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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1981

Variable Details

Variablehedqual
LabelHIGHEST EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Responses
1 HIGHER DEGREE 95
2 1ST DEG,UNIV.DIP 864
3 NON-GRAD TEACH.QUAL 363
4 HNC,HND,FULL C.&G 670
5 NURSING QUAL 346
6 GCE A LEVELS 1265
7 5+ GCE`O'LEVELS 1858
8 1-4`O'LVLS+CLER.&COM 356
9 1-4`O'LEVELS 1139
10 CLERICAL & COM.QUALS 772
11 CSE-GRADES 2-5 667
12 APPRENTICESHIP 1071
13 FOREIGN QUALS 255
14 OTHER QUALS 416
15 NO QUALIFICATIONS 10260
16 NA, REFUSAL, DK 1244
96 STILL IN F-T EDUC 0
97 70YRS OLD OR MORE 3031
98 15YRS OLD OR LESS 7738
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & MD 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1981
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