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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL42
LabelHighest qualif/Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 266
2 NVQ level 5 11
3 First/Foundation degree 614
4 Other degree 66
5 NVQ level 4 34
6 Diploma in higher educ 80
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 221
8 Teaching, further educ 19
9 Teaching, secondary educ 13
10 Teaching, primary educ 19
11 Teaching foundation stage 0
12 Teaching, level not stated 5
13 Nursing etc 89
14 RSA higher diploma 2
15 Other higher educ below degree 34
16 NVQ level 3 156
17 GNVQ advanced 21
18 A level or equivalent 339
19 RSA advanced diploma 9
20 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 89
21 City & Guilds advanced craft 167
22 Scot CSYS 3
23 SCE higher or equivalent 2695
24 Access qualif 8
25 A,S level or equivalent 49
26 Trade apprenticeship 351
27 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 153
28 GNVQ intermediate 20
29 RSA diploma 7
30 City & Guilds craft 50
31 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 14
32 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 1082
33 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 30
34 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 2
35 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 179
36 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 2
37 SCOTVEC modules 7
38 RSA other 43
39 City & Guilds other 18
40 YT,YTP certificate 1
41 Key Skills Qualif 2
42 Basic Skills Qualif 11
43 Entry Level qualif 1
44 Other qualif 359
45 No qualif 834
46 Don't know 16
-9 Does not apply 912
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2004 - December 2005
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