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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, December 1996 - February 1998

Variable Details

VariableDIFQUL2
LabelType of qualification
Responses
1 Degree level qual or equiv inc PGCE 2
2 Diploma in higher ed 1
3 HNC or HND 2
4 ONC or OND 0
5 BTEC, BEC or TEC 2
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC 0
7 Teaching qual excluding PGCE 0
8 Nursing or other medical qual 2
9 Other higher ed qual 0
10 A-level or equiv 0
11 SCE higher 0
12 NVQ or SVQ 0
13 GNVQ or GSVQ 0
14 AS-level 0
15 Cert of sixth yr studies or equiv 0
17 SCE standard 0
18 GCSE 0
20 RSA 0
21 City & Guilds 2
22 YT cert 0
23 Other prof, vocational or foreign quals 10
24 Dont know 3
-9 Does not apply 11920
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, December 1996 - February 1998
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