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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablequals05
LabelType (qualification) already held 5
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? Response 5
Responses
1 Degree level inc PGCE or prof member 33
2 Diploma in higher education 49
3 HNC, HND 63
4 ONC, OND 34
5 BTEC, BEC, TEC 32
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC, SCOTBEC 50
7 Teaching qualification (ex PGCE) 58
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 23
9 Other higher education qualification 29
10 A level or equivalent 52
11 SCE Highers 15
12 NVQ, SVQ 179
13 GNVQ, GSVQ 22
14 AS level 30
15 CSYS or equivalent 22
16 O level or equivalent 301
17 SCE Standard/O Grade 84
18 GCSE 156
19 CSE 211
20 RSA 249
21 City & Guilds 286
22 YT certificate 30
23 Other prof, voc, foreign qualifications 1529
25 National Qualifications (Scotland) 9
-9 Does not apply 127924
-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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