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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1987

Variable Details

Variableobtain2
LabelQUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED
Responses
1 CSE GRADE 1 32
2 CSE GRADES 2-5 1216
3 SCHOOL CERT 0
4 O LEVEL PRE 1975 269
5 O LEVEL ABC 792
6 O LEVEL DE 261
7 A LEVEL 1254
8 SLC SUPE 3
9 SCE PRE 1973 15
10 SCE ABC 21
11 SCE DE 87
12 S SG 1 - 3 3
13 S SG 4 & 5 5
14 S SG 6,7 & NONE 0
15 SLE HIGHER GRA 251
16 APPRENTICESHIP 276
17 CLERICAL QUAL 530
18 CG QUAL 506
19 CG ADVANCED 158
20 CG FULL TECH 53
21 ONC OR EQUIV 183
22 HNC OR EQUIV 58
23 NURSING QUAL 117
24 TEACHING QUAL 127
25 UNI DIPLOMA 92
26 UNI DEG BA-BSC 35
27 UNI DEG MSC-PHD 4
28 OTHER QUALS 0
29 CENSUS C LEVEL 63
30 FOREIGN QUALS 78
-9 11344
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1987
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