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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableQUALS02
LabelType of qualification 2
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? Response 2
Responses
1 Degree level inc PGCE or prof member 160
2 Diploma in higher education 560
3 HNC, HND 927
4 ONC, OND 946
5 BTEC, BEC, TEC 656
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC, SCOTBEC 373
7 Teaching qualification (ex PGCE) 838
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 501
9 Other higher education qualification 338
10 A level or equivalent 9351
11 SCE Highers 1227
12 NVQ, SVQ 999
13 GNVQ, GSVQ 262
14 AS level 117
15 CSYS or equivalent 64
16 O level or equivalent 7764
17 SCE Standard/O Grade 691
18 GCSE 4400
19 CSE 3794
20 RSA 2805
21 City & Guilds 3694
22 YT certificate 322
23 Other prof, voc, foreign qualifications 8931
24 Dont know 0
-10 No answer/Does not apply 98260
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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