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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variablequals02
LabelWhich qualifications respondent has 2
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? Response 2
Responses
-9 DNA 11369
-8 NA 0
-6 CHILD/MS/PROXY 8847
1 Degree incl. foundation degree, PGCE 41
2 Diploma in HE 284
3 HNC HND 257
4 ONC OND 185
5 BTEC BEC TEC EdExcel 209
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC 60
7 Teaching qual (excl PGCE) 290
8 Nursing or other med qual 186
9 Other HE qual below deg level 76
10 ALevel Vocat ALevel 2180
11 Highers 225
12 NVQ SVQ 384
13 GNVQ GSVQ 133
14 ASLevel Vocat ASLevel 200
15 Adv Highers CSYS 16
16 Access to HE 28
17 OLevel or equivalent 1247
18 Intermediate 2 NQs 14
19 Intermediate 1 NQs 13
20 Standard Grade O Grade 177
21 GCSE Vocat. GCSE 1072
22 CSE 570
23 National Qualifications (inc SGA) 23
24 RSA OCR 285
25 City and Guilds 554
26 YT Cert YTP 96
27 Key Basic Skills 114
28 Entry Level Quals 34
29 Other prof vocat. foreign qual apprenticeship 795
30 Don t know (Spontaneous only) 104
31 1
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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