Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2003

Variable Details

Variablehiqual
LabelHighest qualification
Responses
1 Higher degree 3587
2 NVQ level 5 106
3 First degree 7924
4 Other degree 1013
5 NVQ level 4 349
6 Diploma in higher education 912
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 2840
8 Teaching, further education 204
9 Teaching, secondary education 209
10 Teaching, primary education 361
11 Teaching, level not stated 17
12 Nursing etc 1486
13 RSA higher diploma 46
14 Other higher education below degree 443
15 NVQ level 3 1856
16 GNVQ advanced 453
17 A level or equivalent 5312
18 RSA advanced diploma 86
19 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 1503
20 City & Guilds advanced craft 2344
21 Scottish CSYS 73
22 SCE higher or equivalent 748
23 A,S level or equivalent 586
24 Trade apprenticeship 5551
25 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2091
26 GNVQ intermediate 401
27 RSA diploma 112
28 City & Guilds craft 588
29 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 132
30 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 13589
31 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 420
32 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 53
33 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 2981
34 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 33
35 SCOTVEC modules 61
36 RSA other 689
37 City & Guilds other 238
38 YT,YTP certificate 66
39 Other qualification 6122
40 No qualifications 12248
41 Don't know 447
-9 Does not apply 53161
-8 No answer 84
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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.;Households;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.