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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableQUALS03
LabelType of qualification 3
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? Response 3
Responses
1 Degree level inc PGCE or prof member 252
2 Diploma in higher education 51
3 HNC, HND 219
4 ONC, OND 374
5 BTEC, BEC, TEC 249
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC, SCOTBEC 214
7 Teaching qualification (ex PGCE) 205
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 147
9 Other higher education qualification 110
10 A level or equivalent 2108
11 SCE Highers 489
12 NVQ, SVQ 529
13 GNVQ, GSVQ 61
14 AS level 100
15 CSYS or equivalent 121
16 O level or equivalent 9107
17 SCE Standard/O Grade 646
18 GCSE 2127
19 CSE 1637
20 RSA 1852
21 City & Guilds 1900
22 YT certificate 289
23 Other prof, voc, foreign qualifications 6932
24 Dont know 0
-10 No answer/Does not apply 118261
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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