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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July 2008 - September 2009

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL81
LabelHighest qualif/Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 437
2 NVQ level 5 14
3 First/Foundation degree 798
4 Other degree 67
5 NVQ level 4 36
6 Diploma in higher educ 110
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 264
8 Teaching, further educ 23
9 Teaching, secondary educ 24
10 Teaching, primary educ 33
11 Teaching foundation stage 3
12 Teaching, level not stated 21
13 Nursing etc 136
14 RSA higher diploma 6
15 Other higher educ below degree 40
16 NVQ level 3 196
17 Advanced Welsh Bac'te 0
18 International Bac'te 0
19 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 20
20 A level or equivalent 401
21 RSA advanced diploma 8
22 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 104
23 City & Guilds advanced craft/part 1 198
24 Scottish CSYS 4
25 SCE Higher or equivalent 62
26 Access qualifications 2
27 A,S level or equivalent 40
28 Trade apprenticeship 358
29 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 217
30 Intermediate Welsh Bac'te 0
31 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 10
32 RSA diploma 14
33 City & Guilds craft/part 2 47
34 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 10
35 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 1233
36 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 42
37 Foundation Welsh Bac'te 0
38 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 1
39 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 154
40 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 2
41 SCOTVEC modules 2
42 RSA other 48
43 City & Guilds Foundation/Part 1 14
44 YT,YTP certificate 4
45 Key Skills Qualif 6
46 Basic Skills Qualif 23
47 Entry Level qualif 6
48 Other qualif 465
49 No qualif 1307
50 Don't know 72
-9 Does not apply 146
-8 No answer 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July 2008 - September 2009
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