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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2004 - December 2005

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL55
LabelHighest qualif/Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 399
2 NVQ level 5 13
3 First/Foundation degree 838
4 Other degree 92
5 NVQ level 4 52
6 Diploma in higher educ 111
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 310
8 Teaching, further educ 23
9 Teaching, secondary educ 22
10 Teaching, primary educ 28
11 Teaching foundation stage 1
12 Teaching, level not stated 5
13 Nursing etc 139
14 RSA higher diploma 7
15 Other higher educ below degree 48
16 NVQ level 3 258
17 Advanced Welsh Bac'te 0
18 International Bac'te 5
19 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 37
20 A level or equivalent 532
21 RSA advanced diploma 13
22 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 144
23 City & Guilds advanced craft/part 1 262
24 Scottish CSYS 5
25 SCE Higher or equivalent 92
26 Access qualifications 13
27 A,S level or equivalent 77
28 Trade apprenticeship 472
29 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 256
30 Intermediate Welsh Bac'te 0
31 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 26
32 RSA diploma 16
33 City & Guilds craft/part 2 72
34 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 21
35 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 1492
36 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 57
37 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 6
38 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 265
39 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 3
40 SCOTVEC modules 10
41 RSA other 72
42 City & Guilds Foundation/Part 1 28
43 YT,YTP certificate 5
44 Key Skills Qualif 5
45 Basic Skills Qualif 13
46 Entry Level qualif 0
47 Other qualif 547
48 No qualif 987
49 Don't know 11
-9 Does not apply 881
-8 No answer 0
Sysmiss 332
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2004 - December 2005
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