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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July - December, 2008

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL81
LabelHighest qualif/Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 2763
2 NVQ level 5 79
3 First/Foundation degree 5284
4 Other degree 390
5 NVQ level 4 277
6 Diploma in higher educ 610
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 1610
8 Teaching, further educ 129
9 Teaching, secondary educ 125
10 Teaching, primary educ 207
11 Teaching foundation stage 20
12 Teaching, level not stated 61
13 Nursing etc 818
14 RSA higher diploma 36
15 Other higher educ below degree 226
16 NVQ level 3 1496
17 Advanced Welsh Bac'te 0
18 International Bac'te 17
19 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 151
20 A level or equivalent 2783
21 RSA advanced diploma 42
22 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 773
23 City & Guilds advanced craft/part 1 1189
24 Scottish CSYS 18
25 SCE Higher or equivalent 375
26 Access qualifications 35
27 A,S level or equivalent 348
28 Trade apprenticeship 2267
29 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 1561
30 Intermediate Welsh Bac'te 0
31 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 104
32 RSA diploma 69
33 City & Guilds craft/part 2 329
34 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 100
35 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 7415
36 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 243
37 Foundation Welsh Bac'te 1
38 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 17
39 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 1131
40 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 8
41 SCOTVEC modules 8
42 RSA other 319
43 City & Guilds Foundation/Part 1 109
44 YT,YTP certificate 18
45 Key Skills Qualif 28
46 Basic Skills Qualif 124
47 Entry Level qualif 23
48 Other qualif 3405
49 No qualif 7041
50 Don't know 246
-9 Does not apply 959
-8 No answer 8
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July - December, 2008
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