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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January 2005 - March 2006

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL41
LabelHighest qualif/Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 298
2 NVQ level 5 6
3 First/Foundation degree 617
4 Other degree 59
5 NVQ level 4 34
6 Diploma in higher educ 70
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 188
8 Teaching, further educ 15
9 Teaching, secondary educ 16
10 Teaching, primary educ 14
11 Teaching foundation stage 2
12 Teaching, level not stated 9
13 Nursing etc 95
14 RSA higher diploma 7
15 Other higher educ below degree 26
16 NVQ level 3 157
17 GNVQ advanced 18
18 A level or equivalent 340
19 RSA advanced diploma 6
20 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 97
21 City & Guilds advanced craft 178
22 Scot CSYS 4
23 SCE higher or equivalent 2724
24 Access qualif 3
25 A,S level or equivalent 33
26 Trade apprenticeship 370
27 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 138
28 GNVQ intermediate 12
29 RSA diploma 9
30 City & Guilds craft 54
31 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 9
32 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 1017
33 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 28
34 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 4
35 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 142
36 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 2
37 SCOTVEC modules 3
38 RSA other 36
39 City & Guilds other 10
40 YT,YTP certificate 1
41 Key Skills Qualif 2
42 Basic Skills Qualif 5
43 Entry Level qualif 0
44 Other qualif 331
45 No qualif 867
46 Don't know 42
-9 Does not apply 843
-8 No answer 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January 2005 - March 2006
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