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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablequlhi
LabelWhat (highest) qual curr. study towards
Question text What qualifications are you studying?
Responses
1 Degree level, PGCE or prof member 3368
2 Diploma in higher education 211
3 HNC or HND 288
4 ONC or OND 47
5 BTEC, BEC or TEC 267
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC 5
7 Teaching qualification (exc PGCE) 108
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 221
9 Other higher education qualification 121
10 A-level or equivalent 1336
11 SCE higher 0
12 NVQ or SVQ 1752
13 GNVQ or GSVQ 178
14 AS-level 421
15 CSYS or equiv 0
17 SCE standard 9
18 GCSE 476
20 RSA 42
21 City & Guilds 312
22 YT certificate 5
23 Other prof, voc, foreign qualification 3018
25 National Qualifications (Scotland) 58
-9 Does not apply 119084
-8 No answer 143
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsPROMPT AS NECESSARY
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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