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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableQUALS05
LabelType of qualification 5
Question text Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualifications? Response 5
Responses
1 Degree level inc PGCE or prof member 19
2 Diploma in higher education 18
3 HNC, HND 18
4 ONC, OND 15
5 BTEC, BEC, TEC 30
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC, SCOTBEC 46
7 Teaching qualification (ex PGCE) 30
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 14
9 Other higher education qualification 19
10 A level or equivalent 35
11 SCE Highers 7
12 NVQ, SVQ 76
13 GNVQ, GSVQ 3
14 AS level 15
15 CSYS or equivalent 10
16 O level or equivalent 422
17 SCE Standard/O Grade 74
18 GCSE 97
19 CSE 268
20 RSA 288
21 City & Guilds 289
22 YT certificate 52
23 Other prof, voc, foreign qualifications 1826
24 Dont know 0
-10 No answer/Does not apply 144309
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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