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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Four-Year Follow-up, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variableb7eqtp14
LabelEducational qualification obtained - 01
Question text Have you obtained any of the qualifications on this card since we last saw you (in [^Date of last interview])? IF YES: Please look at CARD X and tell me which of these qualifications you have obtained (since we last saw you)? Response 1
Responses
1 CSE 26
2 GCSE 73
3 GCE O Level 64
4 A/S Level 33
5 GCE A Level (or S Level) 54
6 Scottish School Certificate, Higher School Certificate or 14
7 Diploma of Higher Education 187
8 Degree (e.g. BA, BSc) 128
9 Other degree level qualification such as graduate membersh 193
10 Higher degree (e.g. PhD, MSc) 124
11 Nursing or other para-medical qualification 57
12 PGCE - Post-graduate Certificate of Education 39
13 Other teaching qualification 83
14 None of these qualifications gained 7646
-9 Refusal 1
-8 Don't know 3
-7 Other missing 0
-6 Code out of range 0
-1 Not applicable 940
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Four-Year Follow-up, 2004-2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD X. ENTER ALL QUALIFICATIONS HELD. PROBE - 'What else?'.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: The original BCS70 sample included all children born in one week in 1970 in the United Kingdom, but waves beyond the initial birth survey have generally only included Great Britain
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort (including rotational panel)
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