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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variablehiqual
LabelHighest qualification
Responses
-8 NA 60
-6 CHILD/OUT AGE/NO INT 7624
1 Higher Degree 768
2 NVQ Level 5 17
3 First Degree 1331
4 Other Degree 177
5 NVQ Level 4 62
6 Diploma in Higher Education 406
7 HNC/HND BTEC Higher etc 473
8 Teaching - Key Stage 2 (7-11) 21
9 Teaching - Key Stage 1 (5-7) 6
10 Teaching - Foundation Stage (3-5) 13
11 Teaching - level not stated 38
12 Nursing etc 208
13 RSA Higher Diploma 8
14 Other higher education below degree 85
15 NVQ Level 3 280
16 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 62
17 A Level/Vocational A Level or equivalent 805
18 RSA Advanced Diploma 28
19 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC 262
20 City & Guilds Advanced Craft /Part3 266
21 Certificate of Sixth Year Studies (CSYS) (Scotland) 16
22 Highers 137
23 A/S Level or equivalent 100
24 Trade Apprenticeship 109
25 NVQ Level 2 or equivalent 294
26 GNVQ full intermediate 38
27 RSA Diploma 32
28 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 210
29 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or Gen Diploma etc 37
30 O Level, GCSE Grase A*-C or equivalent 2083
31 NVQ Level 1 or equivalent 52
32 GNVQ/GSVQ Part One Foundation 6
33 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 653
34 BTEC/SCOTVEC first ot gen certificate 10
35 SCOTVEC modules 3
36 RSA Other 90
37 City & Guilds Foundation/Part 1 50
38 YT/YTP certificate 5
39 Otherqualification 536
40 No qualifications 2752
41 Dont Know 63
42 Teaching - Key Stage 3 (11-14) 11
43 Teaching - Key Stage 4 (14-16) 20
44 Teaching - Further Education 33
45 Foundation degree 51
46 GNVQ/GSVQ Full Foundation 8
47 GNVQ/GSVQ Part One Intermediate 22
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2004-2005
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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