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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL41
LabelHighest qualif/Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 367
2 NVQ level 5 13
3 First/Foundation degree 852
4 Other degree 83
5 NVQ level 4 42
6 Diploma in higher educ 108
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 292
8 Teaching, further educ 22
9 Teaching, secondary educ 21
10 Teaching, primary educ 21
11 Teaching foundation stage 4
12 Teaching, level not stated 11
13 Nursing etc 138
14 RSA higher diploma 4
15 Other higher educ below degree 54
16 NVQ level 3 181
17 GNVQ advanced 35
18 A level or equivalent 493
19 RSA advanced diploma 12
20 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 120
21 City & Guilds advanced craft 220
22 Scot CSYS 5
23 SCE higher or equivalent 99
24 Access qualif 6
25 A,S level or equivalent 59
26 Trade apprenticeship 503
27 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 198
28 GNVQ intermediate 21
29 RSA diploma 13
30 City & Guilds craft 66
31 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 13
32 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 1504
33 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 40
34 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 4
35 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 261
36 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 2
37 SCOTVEC modules 10
38 RSA other 61
39 City & Guilds other 21
40 YT,YTP certificate 2
41 Key Skills Qualif 3
42 Basic Skills Qualif 16
43 Entry Level qualif 1
44 Other qualif 470
45 No qualif 1285
46 Don't know 74
-9 Does not apply 1271
-8 No answer 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2004 - December 2005
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