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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2005

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 3921
2 Diploma in higher educ 204
3 HNC or HND 215
4 ONC or OND 24
5 BTEC, EdExcel, LQL 317
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC 5
7 Teaching qualification (exc PGCE) 69
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 198
9 Other high educ qualif below deg lev 100
10 A-level/Vocat'l A level or equiv 1289
12 Welsh Baccalaureate 0
13 International Baccalaureate 5
14 NVQ or SVQ 1774
15 GNVQ or GSVQ 92
16 AS-level/Vocat'l AS level or equiv 343
17 CSYS or equiv 4
18 Access to HE 42
20 Standard Grade (Scotland) 18
21 GCSE/Vocat'l GCSE 556
23 National Qualifs 69
24 RSA/OCR 39
25 City & Guilds 323
27 Key Skills 59
28 Basic Skills 124
29 Entry Level Qualifs 23
30 Other prof, voc, foreign qualification 2761
-10 No answer/Does not apply 111486
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2005
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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