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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2008

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 3892
2 Diploma in higher educ 217
3 HNC or HND 171
4 ONC or OND 29
5 BTEC, EdExcel, LQL 449
6 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC 4
7 Teaching qualification (exc PGCE) 73
8 Nursing or other medical qualification 152
9 Other high educ qualif below deg lev 110
10 A-level/Vocat'l A level or equiv 1303
12 Welsh Baccalaureate 1
13 International Baccalaureate 16
14 NVQ or SVQ 1758
15 GNVQ or GSVQ 48
16 AS-level/Vocat'l AS level or equiv 287
17 CSYS or equiv 2
18 Access to HE 39
20 Standard Grade (Scotland) 10
21 GCSE/Vocat'l GCSE 499
23 Adv Hghr/Higher/Intmed/Access (Scotland) 149
24 RSA/OCR 21
25 City & Guilds 248
27 Key Skills/Core Skills (Scotland) 13
28 Basic Skills (skills for life/literacy/n 219
29 Entry Level Qualifs 65
30 Other prof, voc, foreign qualification 2367
-10 No answer/Does not apply 108687
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsPROMPT AS NECESSARY. CODE 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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