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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2003

Variable Details

Variablehiqual
LabelHighest qualification
Responses
1 Higher degree 3577
2 NVQ level 5 106
3 First degree 7952
4 Other degree 1023
5 NVQ level 4 363
6 Diploma in higher education 911
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 2920
8 Teaching, further education 221
9 Teaching, secondary education 243
10 Teaching, primary education 343
11 Teaching, level not stated 14
12 Nursing etc 1537
13 RSA higher diploma 56
14 Other higher education below degree 445
15 NVQ level 3 1837
16 GNVQ advanced 486
17 A level or equivalent 5671
18 RSA advanced diploma 88
19 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 1482
20 City & Guilds advanced craft 2473
21 Scottish CSYS 92
22 SCE higher or equivalent 842
23 A,S level or equivalent 640
24 Trade apprenticeship 5746
25 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2053
26 GNVQ intermediate 437
27 RSA diploma 131
28 City & Guilds craft 636
29 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 137
30 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 14165
31 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 391
32 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 65
33 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 2997
34 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 27
35 SCOTVEC modules 80
36 RSA other 723
37 City & Guilds other 226
38 YT,YTP certificate 66
39 Other qualification 6484
40 No qualifications 12703
41 Don't know 461
-9 Does not apply 53927
-8 No answer 56
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2003
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From winter 1994-1995, Northern Ireland is included in each quarter. Prior to this, data were only collected there in the March-May quarter each year. When the LFS moved to a quarterly cycle, two new groups of people were included in the survey to improve the coverage of young people: residents in National Health Service (NHS) hospital accommodation (formerly called nurses' homes), and students living in halls of residence or boarding schools.<br>Northern Ireland is not included in the Local Area Data files before 1997.;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.
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