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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2003 - December 2004

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL43
LabelHighest qualif/Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 416
2 NVQ level 5 6
3 First/Foundation degree 909
4 Other degree 82
5 NVQ level 4 54
6 Diploma in higher educ 129
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 366
8 Teaching, further educ 31
9 Teaching, secondary educ 21
10 Teaching, primary educ 42
11 Teaching foundation stage 2
12 Teaching, level not stated 9
13 Nursing etc 162
14 RSA higher diploma 9
15 Other higher educ below degree 71
16 NVQ level 3 201
17 GNVQ advanced 37
18 A level or equivalent 503
19 RSA advanced diploma 12
20 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 166
21 City & Guilds advanced craft 265
22 Scot CSYS 6
23 SCE higher or equivalent 86
24 Access qualif 0
25 A,S level or equivalent 70
26 Trade apprenticeship 607
27 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 235
28 GNVQ intermediate 25
29 RSA diploma 10
30 City & Guilds craft 75
31 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 20
32 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 1580
33 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 38
34 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 4
35 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 280
36 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 3
37 SCOTVEC modules 2
38 RSA other 92
39 City & Guilds other 24
40 YT,YTP certificate 3
41 Key Skills Qualif 1
42 Basic Skills Qualif 3
43 Entry Level qualif 0
44 Other qualif 600
45 No qualif 1257
46 Don't know 13
-9 Does not apply 1358
-8 No answer 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2003 - December 2004
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