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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November 1999

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL
LabelHighest qualification
Responses
1 Higher degree 3174
2 NVQ level 5 87
3 First degree 7437
4 Other degree 1245
5 NVQ level 4 230
6 Diploma in higher education 798
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 3089
8 Teaching, further education 215
9 Teaching, secondary education 276
10 Teaching, primary education 391
11 Teaching, level not stated 13
12 Nursing etc 1703
13 RSA higher diploma 72
14 Other higher education below degree 524
15 NVQ level 3 1272
16 GNVQ advanced 422
17 A level or equivalent 5764
18 RSA advanced diploma 119
19 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 1720
20 City & Guilds advanced craft 2424
21 Scottish CSYS 95
22 SCE higher or equivalent 840
23 A,S level or equivalent 78
24 Trade apprenticeship 7383
25 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 1775
26 GNVQ intermediate 355
27 RSA diploma 110
28 City & Guilds craft 705
29 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 187
30 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 15921
31 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 358
32 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 52
33 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 3313
34 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 35
35 SCOTVEC modules 115
36 RSA other 984
37 City & Guilds other 252
38 YT,YTP certificate 109
39 Other qualification 6936
40 No qualifications 14766
41 Don't know 883
-9 Does not apply 58085
-8 No answer 44
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November 1999
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the spring and autumn quarters of the main LFS each year.
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