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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 2001; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableBQ76B
LabelEducational/Work Qualifications
Question text What is the highest qualification you have?
Responses
1 Youth training certificate/skillseekers 3
2 Recognized trade apprenticeship completed 11
3 Clerical and commercial qualifications (eg typing/shorthand, 13
4 City and Guilds certificate - Craft/intermediate/Ordinary/Pa 26
5 Modules/ or NVQ1/SVQ2 17
6 City and Guilds certificate - Advanced/Final/Part 2/ or Scot 35
7 Ordinary National Certificate (ONC) or Diploma (OND), BEC/TE 12
8 Certificate or Higher Diploma /or NVQ4/SVQ4 18
9 CSE grades 2-5 6
10 CSE grade 1, GCE O level, GCSE, School Certificate 53
11 Scottish Ordinary/ Lower Certificate 18
12 GCE A level or Higher Certificate 20
13 Scottish Higher Certificate 10
14 Nursing qualification (eg SEN, SRN, SCM, RGN) 11
15 Teaching qualification (not degree) 15
16 University diploma 12
17 University or CNAA first degree (eg BA, B.Sc, B.Ed) 79
18 University or CNAA higher degree (eg M.Sc, Ph.D) 22
19 Other technical, professional or higher qualification 34
20 Don't Know 6
21 Refused 1
99 Not app 259
Sysmiss 2354
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 2001; Cross-Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Y
UniverseElectors in Great Britain during 2001.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample: for full details of sampling procedures, please see documentation.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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