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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variablequals06
LabelWhich qualifications respondent has 6
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? Response 6
Responses
-9 DNA 20677
-8 NA 0
-6 CHILD/MS/PROXY 8847
1 Degree incl. foundation degree, PGCE 1
2 Diploma in HE 2
3 HNC HND 1
4 ONC OND 1
5 BTEC BEC TEC EdExcel 2
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC 1
7 Teaching qual (excl PGCE) 3
8 Nursing or other med qual 1
9 Other HE qual below deg level 2
10 ALevel Vocat ALevel 7
11 Highers 0
12 NVQ SVQ 14
13 GNVQ GSVQ 2
14 ASLevel Vocat ASLevel 3
15 Adv Highers CSYS 2
16 Access to HE 1
17 OLevel or equivalent 45
18 Intermediate 2 NQs 1
19 Intermediate 1 NQs 1
20 Standard Grade O Grade 8
21 GCSE Vocat. GCSE 38
22 CSE 56
23 National Qualifications (inc SGA) 2
24 RSA OCR 37
25 City and Guilds 65
26 YT Cert YTP 12
27 Key Basic Skills 32
28 Entry Level Quals 10
29 Other prof vocat. foreign qual apprenticeship 163
30 Don t know (Spontaneous only) 32
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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