Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 1999

Variable Details

Variablequals03
LabelType of qualification 3
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? Type 3
Responses
1 Degree level inc PGCE or prof member 329
2 Diploma in higher education 58
3 HNC, HND 220
4 ONC, OND 360
5 BTEC, BEC, TEC 259
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC, SCOTBEC 196
7 Teaching qualification (ex PGCE) 173
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 148
9 Other higher education qualification 112
10 A level or equivalent 1975
11 SCE Highers 460
12 NVQ, SVQ 673
13 GNVQ, GSVQ 102
14 AS level 109
15 CSYS or equivalent 113
16 O level or equivalent 8620
17 SCE Standard/O Grade 850
18 GCSE 2304
19 CSE 1501
20 RSA 1801
21 City & Guilds 1907
22 YT certificate 272
23 Other prof, voc, foreign qualifications 6762
24 Dont know 0
-9 Does not apply 116383
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY PROMPT AS NECESSARY
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From winter 1994-1995, Northern Ireland is included in each quarter. Prior to this, data were only collected there in the March-May quarter each year. When the LFS moved to a quarterly cycle, two new groups of people were included in the survey to improve the coverage of young people: residents in National Health Service (NHS) hospital accommodation (formerly called nurses' homes), and students living in halls of residence or boarding schools.<br>Northern Ireland is not included in the Local Area Data files before 1997.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. .ata are collected quarterly