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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variableanyqua02
LabelWhich qualifications do you have?
Question text I would like to ask you about your educational qualifications. Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualification? Response 2
Responses
1 CSE - Grade 1 14
2 CSE - Grade 2-5 78
3 CSE - ungraded\DK grade 4
4 Junior Certificate 21
5 GCSE - Grades A*-C\GNVQ Intermediate 91
6 GCSE - Grades D-G\GNVQ Foundation 225
7 GCE O-level 1-6 (pre-1975) 65
8 GCE O-level Grades A-C (1975 or after) 75
9 GCE\VCE AS - level 107
10 GCE\VCE A-level\ GNVQ Advanced or equivalent 465
11 Senior Certificate 50
12 Recognised trade apprenticeship completed 37
13 Clerical and commercial qualifications 109
14 NVQ award 92
15 City and Guilds Certificate Part I 67
16 City and Guilds Certificate Part II 59
17 City and Guilds Certificate Part III 16
18 ONC or OND, BEC\TEC general certificate 40
19 HNC or HND, BEC\TEC higher certificate 27
20 Nursing qualifications eg SEN, SRN, SCM 25
21 Nursing degree 8
22 Teaching qualifications 14
23 University\Polytechnic diploma 13
24 University or CNAA First Degree (eg BA BSc) 27
25 University or CNAA Higher Degree (eg MSc PhD) 23
26 First other qualification (inc other school exams and member 33
27 Second other qualification 1
28 Third other qualification 1
29 None of these 0
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 2946
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2008-2009
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 16 (QUALIFICATIONS). CODE ALL THAT APPLY. NOTE: IF NONE ENTER 29.
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.
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