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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July - December, 1998

Variable Details

Variablehiqual1
LabelHighest qualification
Responses
1 Higher degree 1971
2 NVQ level 5 57
3 First degree 4870
4 Other degree 755
5 NVQ level 4 140
6 Diploma in higher education 538
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 2209
8 Teaching, further education 135
9 Teaching, secondary education 214
10 Teaching, primary education 306
11 Teaching, level not stated 7
12 Nursing etc 1254
13 RSA higher diploma 49
14 Other higher education below degree 333
15 NVQ level 3 677
16 GNVQ advanced 210
17 A level or equivalent 3530
18 RSA advanced diploma 75
19 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 1169
20 City & Guilds advanced craft 1654
21 Scottish CSYS 55
22 SCE higher or equivalent 556
23 A,S level or equivalent 41
24 Trade apprenticeship 5286
25 NVQ level 2 1018
26 GNVQ intermediate 181
27 RSA diploma 86
28 City & Guilds craft 548
29 BTEC,SCOTVEC first or general diploma et 194
30 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 10988
31 NVQ level 1 210
32 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 26
33 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 2449
34 BTEC,SCOTVEC first or general certificat 21
35 SCOTVEC modules 109
36 RSA other 678
37 City & Guilds other 187
38 YT,YTP certificate 82
39 Other qualification 4726
40 No qualifications 10515
41 Dont know 486
-9 Does not apply 1394
-8 No answer 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July - December, 1998
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