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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January - June, 2008

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL81
LabelHighest qualif/Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 2759
2 NVQ level 5 82
3 First/Foundation degree 5048
4 Other degree 416
5 NVQ level 4 281
6 Diploma in higher educ 645
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 1627
8 Teaching, further educ 150
9 Teaching, secondary educ 119
10 Teaching, primary educ 148
11 Teaching foundation stage 17
12 Teaching, level not stated 91
13 Nursing etc 830
14 RSA higher diploma 27
15 Other higher educ below degree 246
16 NVQ level 3 1439
17 Advanced Welsh Bac'te 0
18 International Bac'te 30
19 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 146
20 A level or equivalent 2974
21 RSA advanced diploma 35
22 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 748
23 City & Guilds advanced craft/part 1 1132
24 Scottish CSYS 17
25 SCE Higher or equivalent 408
26 Access qualifications 39
27 A,S level or equivalent 341
28 Trade apprenticeship 2299
29 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 1422
30 Intermediate Welsh Bac'te 0
31 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 122
32 RSA diploma 50
33 City & Guilds craft/part 2 328
34 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 107
35 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 7629
36 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 209
37 Foundation Welsh Bac'te 1
38 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 12
39 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 1200
40 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 8
41 SCOTVEC modules 9
42 RSA other 354
43 City & Guilds Foundation/Part 1 84
44 YT,YTP certificate 23
45 Key Skills Qualif 17
46 Basic Skills Qualif 124
47 Entry Level qualif 19
48 Other qualif 3381
49 No qualif 7373
50 Don't know 239
-9 Does not apply 940
-8 No answer 34
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January - June, 2008
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