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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2003

Variable Details

Variablequala02
LabelWhich of the qualifications on this card do you have?
Question text Which of the qualifications on this card do you have? Just tell me the number written beside each one. Response 2
Responses
1 Degree/degree level qualification (including higher degree) 52
2 Teaching qualification 474
3 Nursing qualifications SRN, SCM, SEN, RGN, RM, RHV, Midwife 80
4 HNC/HND, BEC/TEC Higher, BTEC Higher/SCOTECH Higher 211
5 ONC/OND/BEC/TEC/BTEC not higher 193
6 City and Guilds Full Technological Certificate 135
7 City and Guilds Advanced/Final Level 122
8 City and Guilds Craft/Ordinary Level 268
9 A-levels/Higher School Certificate 1371
10 AS level 152
11 SLC/SCE/SUPE at Higher Grade or Certificate of Sixth Year St 18
12 O-level passes taken in 1975 or earlier 522
13 O-level passes taken after 1975 GRADES A-C 423
14 O-level passes taken after 1975 GRADES D-E 219
15 GCSE GRADES A-C 630
16 GCSE GRADES D-G 672
17 CSE GRADE 1/SCE BANDS A-C/Standard Grade LEVEL 1-3 339
18 CSE GRADES 2-5/SCE Ordinary BANDS D-E 292
19 CSE Ungraded 20
20 SLC Lower 2
21 SUPE Lower or Ordinary 1
22 School Certificate or Matric 104
23 NVQ Level 5 10
24 NVQ Level 4 20
25 NVQ Level 3/Advanced level GNVQ 124
26 NVQ Level 2/Intermediate level GNVQ 206
27 NVQ Level 1/Foundation level GNVQ 88
28 Recognised Trade Apprenticeship completed 222
29 Clerical or Commercial Qualification (eg typing/ book-keepin 430
30 Qualifications outside of UK 30
31 Other vocational qualifications, not otherwise codeable 189
32 NVQ level not specified 4
33 Nursery Nurse Examination Board Qualification 15
34 Qualifications obtained during military service 21
35 Other academic qualifications, not otherwise codeable 24
36 Other professional qualifications, not otherwise codeable 32
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 10838
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD ALL THAT APPLY. PROBE: Any others?
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) living in private households in England in the year 2003.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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