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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November 1999

Variable Details

VariableQUALS05
LabelType (qualification) already held 5
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? 5th type
Responses
1 Degree level inc PGCE or prof member 15
2 Diploma in higher education 32
3 HNC, HND 17
4 ONC, OND 18
5 BTEC, BEC, TEC 19
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC, SCOTBEC 31
7 Teaching qualification (ex PGCE) 27
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 15
9 Other higher education qualification 25
10 A level or equivalent 26
11 SCE Highers 9
12 NVQ, SVQ 89
13 GNVQ, GSVQ 12
14 AS level 16
15 CSYS or equivalent 9
16 O level or equivalent 321
17 SCE Standard/O Grade 108
18 GCSE 106
19 CSE 245
20 RSA 283
21 City & Guilds 278
22 YT certificate 55
23 Other prof, voc, foreign qualifications 1640
25 National Qualifications (Scotland) 0
-9 Does not apply 140960
-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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