Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2003

Variable Details

Variableyerqal3
LabelYear obtained highest qualification
Responses
1937 2
1938 1
1939 3
1940 1
1941 2
1946 6
1947 4
1948 8
1949 4
1950 10
1951 10
1952 5
1953 20
1954 24
1955 43
1956 48
1957 34
1958 67
1959 86
1960 131
1961 124
1962 153
1963 154
1964 179
1965 222
1966 230
1967 214
1968 279
1969 270
1970 356
1971 298
1972 394
1973 295
1974 385
1975 379
1976 433
1977 340
1978 456
1979 419
1980 513
1981 404
1982 533
1983 428
1984 436
1985 526
1986 547
1987 510
1988 562
1989 489
1990 659
1991 539
1992 792
1993 694
1994 786
1995 936
1996 979
1997 1088
1998 1265
1999 1373
2000 1637
2001 1875
2002 2787
2003 138
-9 Does not apply 108207
-8 No answer 41
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsIn which year did [name] obtain the [highest qualification]. Answer given as a year
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.