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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 1998

Variable Details

VariableQUALS01
LabelType of qualification 1
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? Response 1
Responses
1 Degree level inc PGCE or prof member 11002
2 Diploma in higher education 727
3 HNC, HND 2743
4 ONC, OND 948
5 BTEC, BEC, TEC 1702
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC, SCOTBEC 939
7 Teaching qualification (ex PGCE) 901
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 1657
9 Other higher education qualification 414
10 A level or equivalent 5424
11 SCE Highers 797
12 NVQ, SVQ 2572
13 GNVQ, GSVQ 479
14 AS level 62
15 CSYS or equivalent 31
16 O level or equivalent 12336
17 SCE Standard/O Grade 695
18 GCSE 7417
19 CSE 5022
20 RSA 1519
21 City & Guilds 4342
22 YT certificate 173
23 Other prof, voc, foreign qualifications 10587
24 Dont know 900
-10 No answer/Does not apply 74591
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY. PROMPT AS NECESSARY
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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