Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2001

Variable Details

Variablehiqual
LabelHighest qualification
Responses
1 Higher degree 3131
2 NVQ level 5 112
3 First degree 7584
4 Other degree 1162
5 NVQ level 4 281
6 Diploma in higher education 853
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 2864
8 Teaching, further education 204
9 Teaching, secondary education 232
10 Teaching, primary education 399
11 Teaching, level not stated 25
12 Nursing etc 1602
13 RSA higher diploma 70
14 Other higher education below degree 504
15 NVQ level 3 1475
16 GNVQ advanced 456
17 A level or equivalent 5762
18 RSA advanced diploma 97
19 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 1544
20 City & Guilds advanced craft 2230
21 Scottish CSYS 98
22 SCE higher or equivalent 827
23 A,S level or equivalent 97
24 Trade apprenticeship 6777
25 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 1721
26 GNVQ intermediate 342
27 RSA diploma 117
28 City & Guilds craft 622
29 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 130
30 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 15203
31 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 340
32 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 44
33 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 3015
34 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 33
35 SCOTVEC modules 83
36 RSA other 860
37 City & Guilds other 268
38 YT,YTP certificate 93
39 Other qualification 6639
40 No qualifications 13921
41 Don't know 494
-9 Does not apply 55057
-8 No answer 884
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2001
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.