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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variablequals01
LabelWhich qualifications respondent has 1
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? Response 1
Responses
-9 DNA 5496
-8 NA 0
-6 CHILD/MS/PROXY 8847
1 Degree incl. foundation degree, PGCE 3487
2 Diploma in HE 430
3 HNC HND 644
4 ONC OND 223
5 BTEC BEC TEC EdExcel 353
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC 85
7 Teaching qual (excl PGCE) 239
8 Nursing or other med qual 358
9 Other HE qual below deg level 95
10 ALevel Vocat ALevel 1137
11 Highers 203
12 NVQ SVQ 956
13 GNVQ GSVQ 132
14 ASLevel Vocat ASLevel 108
15 Adv Highers CSYS 14
16 Access to HE 17
17 OLevel or equivalent 1951
18 Intermediate 2 NQs 11
19 Intermediate 1 NQs 2
20 Standard Grade O Grade 214
21 GCSE Vocat. GCSE 1773
22 CSE 719
23 National Qualifications (inc SGA) 30
24 RSA OCR 283
25 City and Guilds 752
26 YT Cert YTP 7
27 Key Basic Skills 94
28 Entry Level Quals 19
29 Other prof vocat. foreign qual apprenticeship 1281
30 Don t know (Spontaneous only) 109
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 10. 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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