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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 2003

Variable Details

Variablequals01
LabelType (qualification) already held 1
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? Response 1
Responses
1 Degree level inc PGCE or prof member 11632
2 Diploma in higher education 729
3 HNC, HND 2245
4 ONC, OND 572
5 BTEC, BEC, TEC 1243
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC, SCOTBEC 273
7 Teaching qualification (ex PGCE) 678
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 1164
9 Other higher education qualification 339
10 A level or equivalent 4434
11 SCE Highers 724
12 NVQ, SVQ 3727
13 GNVQ, GSVQ 551
14 AS level 377
15 CSYS or equivalent 28
16 O level or equivalent 9021
17 SCE Standard/O Grade 1267
18 GCSE 9012
19 CSE 3782
20 RSA 1113
21 City & Guilds 3645
22 YT certificate 98
23 Other prof, voc, foreign qualifications 8645
25 National Qualifications (Scotland) 15
-9 Does not apply 65587
-8 No answer 569
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY. PROMT AS NECESARY
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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