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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1998

Variable Details

Variablequals05
LabelType of qualification 5
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications?
Responses
1 Degree level inc PGCE or prof member 15
2 Diploma in higher education 27
3 HNC, HND 21
4 ONC, OND 18
5 BTEC, BEC, TEC 28
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC, SCOTBEC 54
7 Teaching qualification (ex PGCE) 28
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 19
9 Other higher education qualification 23
10 A level or equivalent 37
11 SCE Highers 5
12 NVQ, SVQ 92
13 GNVQ, GSVQ 11
14 AS level 6
15 CSYS or equivalent 13
16 O level or equivalent 391
17 SCE Standard/O Grade 55
18 GCSE 82
19 CSE 271
20 RSA 288
21 City & Guilds 295
22 YT certificate 43
23 Other prof, voc, foreign qualifications 1792
24 Dont know 0
-9 Does not apply 143589
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1998
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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