Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2003

Variable Details

Variablehitqua
LabelHighest qual curr. study leads to
Responses
1 Higher degree 919
2 NVQ level 5 26
3 First degree 2491
4 Other degree 253
5 NVQ level 4 140
6 Diploma in higher education 196
7 HNC, HND, BTEC etc higher 335
8 Teaching qualification 116
9 Nursing 228
10 RSA higher diploma 0
11 Other higher education below degree 151
12 NVQ level 3 686
13 GNVQ advanced 0
14 A level or equivalent 1477
15 RSA advanced diploma 5
16 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 188
17 City & Guilds advanced craft 65
18 Scottish CSYS 0
19 SCE higher or equivalent 45
20 A/S level or equivalent 408
21 Trade apprenticeship 209
22 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 553
23 GNVQ intermediate 162
24 RSA diploma 9
25 City & Guilds craft 52
26 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 23
27 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 846
28 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 150
29 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 49
31 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 19
32 SCOTVEC modules or equivalent 6
33 RSA other 69
34 City & Guilds other 131
35 YT,YTP certificate 3
36 Other qualification 3533
37 No qualifications 67121
38 Don't know 117
-9 Does not apply 53968
-8 No answer 84
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.