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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2003

Variable Details

Variableyerqal2
LabelAge obtained highest qualification
Responses
13 10
14 50
15 1578
16 13980
17 2956
18 5509
19 1764
20 1783
21 3661
22 1995
23 1060
24 637
25 599
26 339
27 279
28 318
29 182
30 380
31 153
32 198
33 146
34 120
35 245
36 135
37 129
38 138
39 107
40 251
41 78
42 100
43 73
44 67
45 120
46 50
47 73
48 57
49 47
50 105
51 28
52 46
53 40
54 28
55 21
56 17
57 15
58 11
59 13
60 12
61 4
62 5
63 2
64 3
66 1
67 1
71 1
-9 Does not apply 95004
-8 No answer 109
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsAge at which [name] obtain the [highest qualification]. Answer given as an age
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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