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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2008 - March 2009

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL81
LabelHighest qualif/Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 2862
2 NVQ level 5 78
3 First/Foundation degree 5351
4 Other degree 408
5 NVQ level 4 266
6 Diploma in higher educ 669
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 1606
8 Teaching, further educ 142
9 Teaching, secondary educ 118
10 Teaching, primary educ 181
11 Teaching foundation stage 18
12 Teaching, level not stated 57
13 Nursing etc 805
14 RSA higher diploma 36
15 Other higher educ below degree 258
16 NVQ level 3 1522
17 Advanced Welsh Bac'te 0
18 International Bac'te 11
19 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 160
20 A level or equivalent 3017
21 RSA advanced diploma 43
22 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 791
23 City & Guilds advanced craft/part 1 1142
24 Scottish CSYS 12
25 SCE Higher or equivalent 380
26 Access qualifications 32
27 A,S level or equivalent 355
28 Trade apprenticeship 2282
29 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 1549
30 Intermediate Welsh Bac'te 0
31 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 91
32 RSA diploma 72
33 City & Guilds craft/part 2 336
34 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 96
35 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 7680
36 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 235
37 Foundation Welsh Bac'te 1
38 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 18
39 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 1184
40 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 9
41 SCOTVEC modules 8
42 RSA other 336
43 City & Guilds Foundation/Part 1 87
44 YT,YTP certificate 15
45 Key Skills Qualif 26
46 Basic Skills Qualif 132
47 Entry Level qualif 28
48 Other qualif 3482
49 No qualif 6825
50 Don't know 221
-9 Does not apply 924
-8 No answer 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2008 - March 2009
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