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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1997

Variable Details

Variablequals07
LabelType of qualification 7
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications?
Responses
1 Degree level qualification or equiv 1
2 Diploma in higher education 0
3 HNC, HND 1
4 ONC, OND 1
5 BTEC, BEC, TEC 1
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC, SCOTBEC 1
7 Teaching qualification (ex PGCE) 1
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 1
9 Other higher education qualification 0
10 A level or equivalent 0
11 SCE Highers 0
12 NVQ, SVQ 7
13 GNVQ, GSVQ 0
14 AS level 0
15 CSYS or equivalent 0
16 O level or equivalent 2
17 SCE Standard/O Grade 1
18 GCSE 5
19 CSE 6
20 RSA 6
21 City & Guilds 13
22 YT certificate 2
23 Other prof, voc, foreign qualifications 79
24 Dont know 0
-9 Does not apply 148711
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1997
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply. Prompt as necessary
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.
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