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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November 1999

Variable Details

VariableQUALS04
LabelType (qualification) already held 4
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? 4th type
Responses
1 Degree level inc PGCE or prof member 103
2 Diploma in higher education 57
3 HNC, HND 96
4 ONC, OND 52
5 BTEC, BEC, TEC 84
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC, SCOTBEC 91
7 Teaching qualification (ex PGCE) 106
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 42
9 Other higher education qualification 47
10 A level or equivalent 305
11 SCE Highers 92
12 NVQ, SVQ 307
13 GNVQ, GSVQ 36
14 AS level 49
15 CSYS or equivalent 67
16 O level or equivalent 2031
17 SCE Standard/O Grade 412
18 GCSE 582
19 CSE 795
20 RSA 881
21 City & Guilds 732
22 YT certificate 140
23 Other prof, voc, foreign qualifications 5279
25 National Qualifications (Scotland) 0
-9 Does not apply 131970
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November 1999
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply. Prompt as necessary
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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