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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2005

Variable Details

Variablequala01
LabelWhich of the qualifications on this card
Question text Which of the qualifications on this card do you have? Just tell me the number written beside each one. Response 1
Responses
1 Degree/degree level qualification (including higher degree) 1436
2 Teaching qualification 219
3 Nursing qualifications SRN, SCM, SEN, RGN, RM, RHV, Midwife 206
4 HNC/HND, BEC/TEC Higher, BTEC Higher/SCOTECH Higher 338
5 ONC/OND/BEC/TEC/BTEC not higher 178
6 City and Guilds Full Technological Certificate 196
7 City and Guilds Advanced/Final Level 129
8 City and Guilds Craft/Ordinary Level 312
9 A-levels/Higher School Certificate 422
10 AS level 31
11 SLC/SCE/SUPE at Higher Grade or Certificate of Sixth Year St 10
12 O-level passes taken in 1975 or earlier 536
13 O-level passes taken after 1975 GRADES A-C 264
14 O-level passes taken after 1975 GRADES D-E 48
15 GCSE GRADES A-C 727
16 GCSE GRADES D-G 135
17 CSE GRADE 1/SCE BANDS A-C/Standard Grade LEVEL 1-3 160
18 CSE GRADES 2-5/SCE Ordinary BANDS D-E 107
19 CSE Ungraded 9
20 SLC Lower 2
21 SUPE Lower or Ordinary 1
22 School Certificate or Matric 292
23 NVQ Level 5 4
24 NVQ Level 4 12
25 NVQ Level 3/Advanced level GNVQ 65
26 NVQ Level 2/Intermediate level GNVQ 90
27 NVQ Level 1/Foundation level GNVQ 54
28 Recognised Trade Apprenticeship completed 325
29 Clerical or Commercial Qualification (eg typing/ book-keepin 289
-9 No answer/refused 3
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 6697
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD ALL THAT APPLY. PROBE: Any others?
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2005. Boost samples of children aged 2-15 and people aged 65 years and over were also included.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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