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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2006

Variable Details

Variablehiqual
LabelHighest qualification
Responses
-8 NA 686
-6 CHILD/OUT AGE/NO INT 6444
1 Higher Degree 891
2 NVQ Level 5 28
3 First Degree 1506
4 Other Degree 176
5 NVQ Level 4 83
6 Diploma in Higher Education 364
7 HNC/HND BTEC Higher etc 588
8 Teaching - Key Stage 2 (7-11) 30
9 Teaching - Key Stage 1 (5-7) 15
10 Teaching - Foundation Stage (3-5) 4
11 Teaching - level not stated 118
12 Nursing etc 327
13 RSA Higher Diploma 20
14 Other higher education below degree 86
15 NVQ Level 3 376
16 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 46
17 A Level/Vocational A Level or equivalent 1010
18 RSA Advanced Diploma 44
19 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC 297
20 City & Guilds Advanced Craft /Part3 323
21 Certificate of Sixth Year Studies (CSYS) (Scotland) 23
22 Highers 167
23 A/S Level or equivalent 116
24 Trade Apprenticeship 194
25 NVQ Level 2 or equivalent 378
26 GNVQ full intermediate 33
27 RSA Diploma 47
28 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 215
29 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or Gen Diploma etc 35
30 O Level, GCSE Grase A*-C or equivalent 2290
31 NVQ Level 1 or equivalent 80
32 GNVQ/GSVQ Part One Foundation 5
33 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 916
34 BTEC/SCOTVEC first ot gen certificate 12
35 SCOTVEC modules 2
36 RSA Other 147
37 City & Guilds Foundation/Part 1 66
38 YT/YTP certificate 68
39 Otherqualification 274
40 No qualifications 4201
41 Dont Know 0
42 Teaching - Key Stage 3 (11-14) 16
43 Teaching - Key Stage 4 (14-16) 32
44 Teaching - Further Education 50
45 Foundation degree 76
46 GNVQ/GSVQ Full Foundation 3
47 GNVQ/GSVQ Part One Intermediate 16
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2006
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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