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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variablequals02
LabelWhich qualifications respondent has 2
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? Response 2
Responses
-9 DNA 6407
-8 NA 0
-6 CHILD/OUT Age/NO INT 7625
1 Degree level qualification including fou 36
2 Diploma in higher education 250
3 HNC HND 162
4 ONC OND 128
5 BTEC BEC TEC EdExcel 174
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC 35
7 Teaching qualification (excluding PGCE) 210
8 Nursing or other medical qualification n 108
9 Other Higher Education qualifications be 73
10 A-Level Vocational A-Level or equivalent 1335
11 Highers (Scotland) 152
12 NVQ SVQ 253
13 GNVQ GSVQ 96
14 AS-level Vocational AS level or equivale 127
15 Advanced Highers or Certificate of 6th Y 8
16 Access to HE 15
17 O-Level or equivalent 823
18 Intermediate 2 NQs (Scotland) 7
19 Intermediate 1 NQs (Scotland) 2
20 Standard Grade or O Grade (Scotland) 113
21 GCSE Vocational GCSE 732
22 CSE 408
23 SGA (Scotland) 7
24 Access level NQs (Scotland) 5
25 RSA OCR 233
26 City and Guilds 346
27 YT Certificate YTP 12
28 Key Skills Basic Skills 86
29 Entry Level Qualifications 5
30 Any other professional vocational qualif 445
31 Don t know 3
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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