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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variablequals04
LabelWhich qualifications respondent has 4
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? Response 4
Responses
-9 DNA 18025
-8 NA 0
-6 CHILD/MS/PROXY 8847
1 Degree incl. foundation degree, PGCE 28
2 Diploma in HE 17
3 HNC HND 18
4 ONC OND 17
5 BTEC BEC TEC EdExcel 28
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC 5
7 Teaching qual (excl PGCE) 44
8 Nursing or other med qual 15
9 Other HE qual below deg level 29
10 ALevel Vocat ALevel 139
11 Highers 25
12 NVQ SVQ 107
13 GNVQ GSVQ 22
14 ASLevel Vocat ASLevel 43
15 Adv Highers CSYS 18
16 Access to HE 11
17 OLevel or equivalent 632
18 Intermediate 2 NQs 6
19 Intermediate 1 NQs 6
20 Standard Grade O Grade 80
21 GCSE Vocat. GCSE 361
22 CSE 226
23 National Qualifications (inc SGA) 12
24 RSA OCR 123
25 City and Guilds 238
26 YT Cert YTP 60
27 Key Basic Skills 122
28 Entry Level Quals 39
29 Other prof vocat. foreign qual apprenticeship 619
30 Don t know (Spontaneous only) 107
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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