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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 8, 2008-2009: First Deposit

Variable Details

Variablen8xhighq
Label[PHIGHQUA] (Proxy) Cohort Member's highest level of qualification
Question text What is the highest level of qualification [^cohort member's name] has obtained?
Responses
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
1 GCSE 0
2 A 0
3 @SA Level (or GCE S Level)@S 0
4 @SScottish Standard Grades, Highers or other Scottish school 0
5 @SDiploma of Higher Education@S 0
6 @SDegree (e.g. BA, BSc)@S 0
7 @SOther degree level qualification such as graduate membersh 0
8 @SHigher degree (e.g. PhD, MSc)@S 1
9 @SNursing or other para-medical qualification@S 0
10 @SPGCE - Post-graduate Certificate of Education@S 0
11 @SOther teaching qualification@S 0
12 @SBTEC, BEC, TEC, SCOTBEC, SCOTEC, or SCOTVEC qualification@ 0
13 @SCity and Guilds qualification@S 0
14 @SRSA qualification@S 0
15 @SPitmans qualifications@S 0
16 @SNVQ - National Vocational Qualification@S 0
17 @SGNVQ - General National Vocational Qualification@S 0
18 @SONC/OND not covered elsewhere@S 0
19 @SHNC/HND not covered elsewhere@S 0
20 @SRecognised trade apprenticeship@S 0
21 @SVocational Driving licence e.g. HGV@S 0
22 @SOther vocational qualification@S 3
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Item not applicable 9786
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 8, 2008-2009: First Deposit
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD P1.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults in Great Britain born in one particular week in 1958 (NCDS respondents were aged 50 at the time of NCDS8).
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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