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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, October 2003

Variable Details

Variablehighed
LabelHighest level of education qualification
Question text Highest level of education qualification?
Responses
1 Degree or higher degree 287
2 Higher educational qualification below degree level 135
3 A levels or Highers 154
4 ONC/BTEC 71
5 O level or GCSE equiv (gd A-C); CSE gd 1; Standard Grade 1-3 325
6 GCSE gd D-G; CSE gd 2-5; Standard Grade 4-6 93
7 Other quals (inc foreign quals below degree level) 98
8 No formal qualifications 560
98 Refused 0
99 Don't know 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, October 2003
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), 8 cycles per year thereafter.
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