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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January - June, 2005

Variable Details

Variablehiqual41
LabelHighest qualif/Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 1628
2 NVQ level 5 44
3 First/Foundation degree 3464
4 Other degree 371
5 NVQ level 4 169
6 Diploma in higher educ 412
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 1156
8 Teaching, further educ 89
9 Teaching, secondary educ 73
10 Teaching, primary educ 91
11 Teaching foundation stage 8
12 Teaching, level not stated 36
13 Nursing etc 507
14 RSA higher diploma 19
15 Other higher educ below degree 163
16 NVQ level 3 885
17 GNVQ advanced 140
18 A level or equivalent 2211
19 RSA advanced diploma 30
20 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 561
21 City & Guilds advanced craft 901
22 Scot CSYS 14
23 SCE higher or equivalent 367
24 Access qualif 37
25 A,S level or equivalent 250
26 Trade apprenticeship 1940
27 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 909
28 GNVQ intermediate 130
29 RSA diploma 37
30 City & Guilds craft 296
31 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 67
32 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 5866
33 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 173
34 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 15
35 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 953
36 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 4
37 SCOTVEC modules 22
38 RSA other 216
39 City & Guilds other 83
40 YT,YTP certificate 14
41 Key Skills Qualif 17
42 Basic Skills Qualif 49
43 Entry Level qualif 3
44 Other qualif 2109
45 No qualif 4349
46 Don't know 160
-9 Does not apply 783
-8 No answer 6
-5 Non-data due to seasonal-to-calendar quarter change 13383
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January - June, 2005
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