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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April 1999 - June 2000

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL5
LabelHighest qualification
Responses
1 Higher degree 453
2 NVQ level 5 13
3 First degree 833
4 Other degree 131
5 NVQ level 4 41
6 Diploma in higher education 127
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 412
8 Teaching, further education 25
9 Teaching, secondary education 25
10 Teaching, primary education 60
11 Teaching, level not stated 1
12 Nursing etc 209
13 RSA higher diploma 13
14 Other higher education below degree 63
15 NVQ level 3 182
16 GNVQ advanced 45
17 A level or equivalent 635
18 RSA advanced diploma 19
19 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 228
20 City & Guilds advanced craft 399
21 Scottish CSYS 12
22 SCE higher or equivalent 119
23 A,S level or equivalent 18
24 Trade apprenticeship 949
25 NVQ level 2 231
26 GNVQ intermediate 35
27 RSA diploma 22
28 City & Guilds craft 101
29 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 21
30 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 2088
31 NVQ level 1 42
32 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 9
33 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 360
34 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 8
35 SCOTVEC modules 20
36 RSA other 139
37 City & Guilds other 28
38 YT,YTP certificate 9
39 Other qualification 770
40 No qualifications 1624
41 Don't know 18
-9 Does not apply 168
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April 1999 - June 2000
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