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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2008

Variable Details

VariableHITQUA8
LabelHighest qualif training leads to
Responses
1 Higher degree 917
2 NVQ level 5 31
3 First degree 2515
4 Other degree 322
5 NVQ level 4 124
6 Diploma in higher educ 235
7 HNC, HND, BTEC, SCOTVEC etc higher 214
8 Teaching qualification 64
9 Nursing 153
10 RSA higher diploma 1
11 Other higher educ below degree 84
12 NVQ level 3 581
13 A level or equivalent 1241
14 Welsh Bac'te Advanced level 0
15 International Bac'te 8
16 RSA advanced diploma 2
17 OND,ONC,BTEC, SCOTVEC etc, national 229
18 City & Guilds advanced craft 74
19 Scot CSYS 4
20 SCE higher or equivalent 112
21 Acces to HE 45
22 A/S level or equivalent 348
23 Trade apprenticeship 198
24 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 574
25 Welsh Bac'te Intermediate level 0
26 GNVQ intermediate 15
27 RSA diploma 5
28 City & Guilds craft/Part 2 43
29 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 62
30 O Level or equivalent 1066
31 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 183
32 Welsh Bac'te Foundation level 0
33 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 6
34 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 26
35 SCOTVEC modules or equivalent 1
36 RSA other 10
37 City & Guilds Foundation/Part 1 34
38 Key Skills qualification 17
39 Basic skills qualification 222
40 Entry Level qualifications 57
41 Other qualification 2666
42 No qualifications 70153
43 Don't know 72
-10 No answer/Does not apply 39335
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2008
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the spring and autumn quarters of the main LFS each year.
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