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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variablehiqual
LabelHighest qualification
Responses
-8 NA 711
-6 CHILD/OUT AGE/NO INT 9053
1 Higher Degree 1153
2 NVQ Level 5 27
3 First Degree 2093
4 Other Degree 231
5 NVQ Level 4 99
6 Diploma in Higher Education 477
7 HNC/HND BTEC Higher etc 712
8 Teaching - Key Stage 2 (7-11) 28
9 Teaching - Key Stage 1 (5-7) 24
10 Teaching - Foundation Stage (3-5) 11
11 Teaching - level not stated 94
12 Nursing etc 384
13 RSA Higher Diploma 24
14 Other higher education below degree 122
15 NVQ Level 3 462
16 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 66
17 A Level/Vocational A Level or equivalent 1259
18 RSA Advanced Diploma 44
19 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC 387
20 City & Guilds Advanced Craft /Part3 429
21 Certificate of Sixth Year Studies (CSYS) (Scotland) 28
22 Highers 210
23 A/S Level or equivalent 149
24 Trade Apprenticeship 437
25 NVQ Level 2 or equivalent 456
26 GNVQ full intermediate 42
27 RSA Diploma 59
28 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 280
29 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or Gen Diploma etc 39
30 O Level, GCSE Grase A*-C or equivalent 3123
31 NVQ Level 1 or equivalent 96
32 GNVQ/GSVQ Part One Foundation 9
33 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 859
34 BTEC/SCOTVEC first ot gen certificate 16
35 SCOTVEC modules 6
36 RSA Other 164
37 City & Guilds Foundation/Part 1 89
38 YT/YTP certificate 90
39 Otherqualification 300
40 No qualifications 5484
41 Dont Know 0
42 Teaching - Key Stage 3 (11-14) 17
43 Teaching - Key Stage 4 (14-16) 32
44 Teaching - Further Education 72
45 Foundation degree 89
46 GNVQ/GSVQ Full Foundation 7
47 GNVQ/GSVQ Part One Intermediate 26
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2005
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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