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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablequals03
LabelType (qualification) already held 3
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? Response 3
Responses
1 Degree level inc PGCE or prof member 601
2 Diploma in higher education 92
3 HNC, HND 328
4 ONC, OND 340
5 BTEC, BEC, TEC 316
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC, SCOTBEC 161
7 Teaching qualification (ex PGCE) 191
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 174
9 Other higher education qualification 117
10 A level or equivalent 2192
11 SCE Highers 387
12 NVQ, SVQ 1021
13 GNVQ, GSVQ 236
14 AS level 271
15 CSYS or equivalent 86
16 O level or equivalent 7178
17 SCE Standard/O Grade 964
18 GCSE 3781
19 CSE 1268
20 RSA 1334
21 City & Guilds 1613
22 YT certificate 162
23 Other prof, voc, foreign qualifications 5857
25 National Qualifications (Scotland) 28
-9 Does not apply 102772
-8 No answer 0
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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