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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variableanyqua03
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 3
Responses
1 CSE - Grade 1 1
2 CSE - Grade 2-5 2
3 CSE - ungraded\DK grade 3
4 Junior Certificate 5
5 GCSE - Grades A*-C\GNVQ Intermediate 20
6 GCSE - Grades D-G\GNVQ Foundation 16
7 GCE O-level 1-6 (pre-1975) 19
8 GCE O-level Grades A-C (1975 or after) 32
9 GCE\VCE AS - level 33
10 GCE\VCE A-level\ GNVQ Advanced or equivalent 168
11 Senior Certificate 14
12 Recognised trade apprenticeship completed 28
13 Clerical and commercial qualifications 75
14 NVQ award 93
15 City and Guilds Certificate Part I 67
16 City and Guilds Certificate Part II 48
17 City and Guilds Certificate Part III 38
18 ONC or OND, BEC\TEC general certificate 28
19 HNC or HND, BEC\TEC higher certificate 68
20 Nursing qualifications eg SEN, SRN, SCM 35
21 Nursing degree 7
22 Teaching qualifications 65
23 University\Polytechnic diploma 29
24 University or CNAA First Degree (eg BA BSc) 193
25 University or CNAA Higher Degree (eg MSc PhD) 18
26 First other qualification (inc other school exams and member 32
27 Second other qualification 6
28 Third other qualification 0
29 None of these 0
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 3590
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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