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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey

Variable Details

Variabletq82b
LabelCombined-Highest Educational Qualification
Responses
1 Postgraduate degree 238
2 First degree 447
3 Univ/poly diploma 82
4 Teaching qualification 124
5 Nursing qualification 104
6 HNC/HND, Cit& Guilds level 4, NVQ/SVQ 4 389
7 A level and equiv 226
8 Scottish Higher and equiv 91
9 ONC/OND, City&Guilds level 3, NVQ/SVQ 3 218
10 GCSE A+-C, CSE grade 1, O level grade A- 474
11 Scottish Standards grades, Ordinary bands 61
12 GCSE D-G, CSE grades 2-5, O level D-E 118
13 City&Guilds level 2, NVQ/SVQ 2 and equiv 188
14 City&Guilds level 1, NVQ/SVQ 1 and equiv 107
15 Clerical and commercial qualifications 104
16 Recognised trade apprenticeship 106
17 Youth training certificate, skill seeker 6
18 Other technical, professional or higher 202
98 Don't know 2
99 Refusal, Not Answered 7
9999 Refusal 1497
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey
UniverseElectors resident in Great Britain during 2005.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study. The dataset contains both pre- and post-election survey waves.
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