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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 1999 - December 2000

Variable Details

VariableQULHI1
LabelWhat (highest) qual curr. study towards
Responses
1 Degree level, PGCE or prof member 200
2 Diploma in higher education 11
3 HNC or HND 33
4 ONC or OND 5
5 BTEC, BEC or TEC 28
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC 2
7 Teaching qualification (exc PGCE) 5
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 20
9 Other higher education qualification 14
10 A-level or equivalent 133
11 SCE higher 12
12 NVQ or SVQ 169
13 GNVQ or GSVQ 51
14 AS-level 2
15 CSYS or equiv 3
17 SCE standard 0
18 GCSE 47
20 RSA 13
21 City & Guilds 36
22 YT certificate 0
23 Other prof, voc, foreign qualification 208
24 Don't know 25
-9 Does not apply 6611
-8 No answer 1
-5 Non-data due to seasonal-to-calendar quarter change 3078
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 1999 - December 2000
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