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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variablequals01
LabelWhich qualifications respondent has 1
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? Response 1
Responses
-9 DNA 2751
-8 NA 2
-6 CHILD/OUT Age/NO INT 7625
1 Degree level qualification including fou 2244
2 Diploma in higher education 370
3 HNC HND 401
4 ONC OND 149
5 BTEC BEC TEC EdExcel 271
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC 48
7 Teaching qualification (excluding PGCE) 116
8 Nursing or other medical qualification n 188
9 Other Higher Education qualifications be 58
10 A-Level Vocational A-Level or equivalent 707
11 Highers (Scotland) 141
12 NVQ SVQ 563
13 GNVQ GSVQ 115
14 AS-level Vocational AS level or equivale 77
15 Advanced Highers or Certificate of 6th Y 8
16 Access to HE 14
17 O-Level or equivalent 1272
18 Intermediate 2 NQs (Scotland) 4
19 Intermediate 1 NQs (Scotland) 1
20 Standard Grade or O Grade (Scotland) 182
21 GCSE Vocational GCSE 1270
22 CSE 553
23 SGA (Scotland) 8
24 Access level NQs (Scotland) 5
25 RSA OCR 147
26 City and Guilds 417
27 YT Certificate YTP 6
28 Key Skills Basic Skills 48
29 Entry Level Qualifications 4
30 Any other professional vocational qualif 587
31 Don t know 69
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2004-2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 7. CODE ALL THAT APPLY - PROMPT AS NECESSARY.
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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