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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1987

Variable Details

Variableobtain1
LabelQUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED
Responses
0 CSE UNGRADED 169
1 CSE GRADE 1 1455
2 CSE GRADES 2-5 1707
3 SCHOOL CERT 472
4 O LEVEL PRE 1975 2072
5 O LEVEL ABC 825
6 O LEVEL DE 15
7 A LEVEL 50
8 SLC SUPE 97
9 SCE PRE 1973 174
10 SCE ABC 304
11 SCE DE 9
12 S SG 1-3 12
13 S SG 4 & 5 2
14 S SG 6,7 & none 0
15 HIGHER GRADE 20
16 APPRENTICESHIP 1184
17 C & C QUALS 619
18 CG CERT PART I 253
19 CG CERT PART II 21
20 CG FULL TECH 24
21 ONC OR EQUIV 46
22 HNC OR EQUIV 27
23 NURSING QUAL 97
24 TEACHING QUAL 13
25 UNI DIPLOMA 30
26 UNI DEG BA-BSC 5
27 UNI DEG MSC-PHD 3
28 OTHER QUALS 269
29 CENSUS C LEVEL 31
30 FOREIGN QUALS 154
-9 7674
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1987
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