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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2005

Variable Details

Variablequala02
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 2
Responses
1 Degree/degree level qualification (including higher degree) 36
2 Teaching qualification 332
3 Nursing qualifications SRN, SCM, SEN, RGN, RM, RHV, Midwife 51
4 HNC/HND, BEC/TEC Higher, BTEC Higher/SCOTECH Higher 154
5 ONC/OND/BEC/TEC/BTEC not higher 130
6 City and Guilds Full Technological Certificate 100
7 City and Guilds Advanced/Final Level 84
8 City and Guilds Craft/Ordinary Level 160
9 A-levels/Higher School Certificate 833
10 AS level 114
11 SLC/SCE/SUPE at Higher Grade or Certificate of Sixth Year St 13
12 O-level passes taken in 1975 or earlier 319
13 O-level passes taken after 1975 GRADES A-C 203
14 O-level passes taken after 1975 GRADES D-E 77
15 GCSE GRADES A-C 351
16 GCSE GRADES D-G 396
17 CSE GRADE 1/SCE BANDS A-C/Standard Grade LEVEL 1-3 171
18 CSE GRADES 2-5/SCE Ordinary BANDS D-E 147
19 CSE Ungraded 5
20 SLC Lower 1
21 SUPE Lower or Ordinary 1
22 School Certificate or Matric 111
23 NVQ Level 5 8
24 NVQ Level 4 19
25 NVQ Level 3/Advanced level GNVQ 54
26 NVQ Level 2/Intermediate level GNVQ 107
27 NVQ Level 1/Foundation level GNVQ 41
28 Recognised Trade Apprenticeship completed 146
29 Clerical or Commercial Qualification (eg typing/ book-keepin 272
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 8861
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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