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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January - June, 1998

Variable Details

Variablehiqual1
LabelHighest qualification
Responses
1 Higher degree 1945
2 NVQ level 5 50
3 First degree 4760
4 Other degree 719
5 NVQ level 4 147
6 Diploma in higher education 558
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 2188
8 Teaching, further education 130
9 Teaching, secondary education 204
10 Teaching, primary education 349
11 Teaching, level not stated 8
12 Nursing etc 1264
13 RSA higher diploma 67
14 Other higher education below degree 323
15 NVQ level 3 576
16 GNVQ advanced 177
17 A level or equivalent 3975
18 RSA advanced diploma 94
19 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 1230
20 City & Guilds advanced craft 1546
21 Scottish CSYS 78
22 SCE higher or equivalent 644
23 A,S level or equivalent 63
24 Trade apprenticeship 5523
25 NVQ level 2 923
26 GNVQ intermediate 163
27 RSA diploma 89
28 City & Guilds craft 581
29 BTEC,SCOTVEC first or general diploma et 179
30 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 11531
31 NVQ level 1 203
32 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 23
33 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 2471
34 BTEC,SCOTVEC first or general certificat 30
35 SCOTVEC modules 109
36 RSA other 706
37 City & Guilds other 198
38 YT,YTP certificate 84
39 Other qualification 4834
40 No qualifications 10863
41 Dont know 426
-9 Does not apply 1413
-8 No answer 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January - June, 1998
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