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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2004 - March 2005

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL41
LabelHighest qualif/Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 2331
2 NVQ level 5 73
3 First/Foundation degree 5263
4 Other degree 550
5 NVQ level 4 247
6 Diploma in higher educ 605
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 1844
8 Teaching, further educ 141
9 Teaching, secondary educ 111
10 Teaching, primary educ 159
11 Teaching foundation stage 18
12 Teaching, level not stated 43
13 Nursing etc 879
14 RSA higher diploma 26
15 Other higher educ below degree 272
16 NVQ level 3 1274
17 GNVQ advanced 227
18 A level or equivalent 3344
19 RSA advanced diploma 49
20 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 864
21 City & Guilds advanced craft 1359
22 Scot CSYS 18
23 SCE higher or equivalent 554
24 Access qualif 52
25 A,S level or equivalent 380
26 Trade apprenticeship 3000
27 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 1349
28 GNVQ intermediate 203
29 RSA diploma 67
30 City & Guilds craft 388
31 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 93
32 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 9048
33 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 252
34 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 19
35 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 1453
36 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 8
37 SCOTVEC modules 34
38 RSA other 382
39 City & Guilds other 122
40 YT,YTP certificate 23
41 Key Skills Qualif 18
42 Basic Skills Qualif 79
43 Entry Level qualif 4
44 Other qualif 3280
45 No qualif 6898
46 Don't know 280
-9 Does not apply 6632
-8 No answer 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2004 - March 2005
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