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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variablequals04
LabelWhich qualifications respondent has 4
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? Response 4
Responses
-9 DNA 10701
-8 NA 0
-6 CHILD/OUT Age/NO INT 7625
1 Degree level qualification including fou 18
2 Diploma in higher education 17
3 HNC HND 11
4 ONC OND 17
5 BTEC BEC TEC EdExcel 26
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC 1
7 Teaching qualification (excluding PGCE) 34
8 Nursing or other medical qualification n 8
9 Other Higher Education qualifications be 30
10 A-Level Vocational A-Level or equivalent 99
11 Highers (Scotland) 20
12 NVQ SVQ 48
13 GNVQ GSVQ 15
14 AS-level Vocational AS level or equivale 33
15 Advanced Highers or Certificate of 6th Y 12
16 Access to HE 6
17 O-Level or equivalent 405
18 Intermediate 2 NQs (Scotland) 2
19 Intermediate 1 NQs (Scotland) 4
20 Standard Grade or O Grade (Scotland) 44
21 GCSE Vocational GCSE 238
22 CSE 159
23 SGA (Scotland) 4
24 Access level NQs (Scotland) 1
25 RSA OCR 139
26 City and Guilds 178
27 YT Certificate YTP 8
28 Key Skills Basic Skills 107
29 Entry Level Qualifications 2
30 Any other professional vocational qualif 409
31 Don t know 0
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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