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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2004

Variable Details

VariableQULHI4
LabelWhat (highest) qual curr. study towards
Question text What qualifications are you studying?
Responses
1 Deg lev inc found deg, PGCE or prof memb 3855
2 Diploma in higher educ 237
3 HNC or HND 238
4 ONC or OND 34
5 BTEC, BEC or TEC 287
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC 9
7 Teaching qualification (exc PGCE) 112
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 223
9 Other high educ qualif below deg lev 110
10 A-level/Vocat'l A level or equiv 1381
12 Welsh Baccalaureate 2
13 International Baccalaureate 7
14 NVQ or SVQ 1873
15 GNVQ or GSVQ 140
16 AS-level/Vocat'l AS level or equiv 420
17 CSYS or equiv 6
18 Access to HE 53
20 Standard Grade (Scotland) 13
21 GCSE/Vocat'l GCSE 570
23 National Qualifs 65
24 RSA/OCR 58
25 City & Guilds 311
27 Key Skills 54
28 Basic Skills 120
29 Entry Level Qualifs 26
30 Other prof, voc, foreign qualification 2872
-10 No answer/Does not apply 114743
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2004
Interviewer InstructionsCODE HIGHEST
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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