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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableQUALS04
LabelType of qualification 4
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? Response 4
Responses
1 Degree level inc PGCE or prof member 63
2 Diploma in higher education 45
3 HNC, HND 83
4 ONC, OND 74
5 BTEC, BEC, TEC 65
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC, SCOTBEC 129
7 Teaching qualification (ex PGCE) 91
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 50
9 Other higher education qualification 48
10 A level or equivalent 336
11 SCE Highers 84
12 NVQ, SVQ 262
13 GNVQ, GSVQ 20
14 AS level 36
15 CSYS or equivalent 56
16 O level or equivalent 2485
17 SCE Standard/O Grade 280
18 GCSE 437
19 CSE 872
20 RSA 894
21 City & Guilds 835
22 YT certificate 152
23 Other prof, voc, foreign qualifications 5523
24 Dont know 0
-10 No answer/Does not apply 135060
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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