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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2007 - December 2008

Variable Details

VariableQULHI44
LabelWhat (highest) qual curr. study towards
Responses
1 Deg lev inc found deg, PGCE or prof memb 183
2 Diploma in higher educ 26
3 HNC or HND 9
4 ONC or OND 0
5 BTEC, EdExcel, LQL 27
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC 0
7 Teaching qualification (exc PGCE) 11
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 13
9 Other high educ qualif below deg lev 2
10 A-level/Vocat'l A level or equiv 85
12 Welsh Baccalaureate 0
13 International Baccalaureate 1
14 NVQ or SVQ 126
15 GNVQ or GSVQ 9
16 AS-level/Vocat'l AS level or equiv 22
17 CSYS or equiv 0
18 Access to HE 0
20 Standard Grade (Scotland) 1
21 GCSE/Vocat'l GCSE 41
23 National Qualifs 11
24 RSA/OCR 1
25 City & Guilds 24
27 Key Skills 0
28 Basic Skills 8
29 Entry Level Qualifs 1
30 Other prof, voc, foreign qualification 178
-9 Does not apply 6844
-8 No answer 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2007 - December 2008
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