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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2008

Variable Details

Variablequala01
LabelWhich of the qualifications on this card do you have? 01
Question text Which of the qualifications on this card do you have? Just tell me the number written beside each one. Response 1
Responses
1 Degree/degree level qualification (including higher degree) 2588
2 Teaching qualification 307
3 Nursing qualifications SRN, SCM, SEN, RGN, RM, RHV, Midwife 294
4 HNC/HND, BEC/TEC Higher, BTEC Higher/SCOTECH Higher 527
5 ONC/OND/BEC/TEC/BTEC not higher 253
6 City and Guilds Full Technological Certificate 364
7 City and Guilds Advanced/Final Level 216
8 City and Guilds Craft/Ordinary Level 486
9 A-levels/Higher School Certificate 870
10 AS level 105
11 SLC/SCE/SUPE at Higher Grade or Certificate of Sixth Year St 17
12 O-level passes taken in 1975 or earlier 748
13 O-level passes taken after 1975 GRADES A-C 533
14 O-level passes taken after 1975 GRADES D-E 81
15 GCSE GRADES A-C 1382
16 GCSE GRADES D-G 355
17 CSE GRADE 1/SCE BANDS A-C/Standard Grade LEVEL 1-3 286
18 CSE GRADES 2-5/SCE Ordinary BANDS D-E 194
19 CSE Ungraded 11
20 SLC Lower 3
21 SUPE Lower or Ordinary 0
22 School Certificate or Matric 180
23 NVQ Level 5 15
24 NVQ Level 4 31
25 NVQ Level 3/Advanced level GNVQ 173
26 NVQ Level 2/Intermediate level GNVQ 251
27 NVQ Level 1/Foundation level GNVQ 102
28 Recognised Trade Apprenticeship completed 358
29 Clerical or Commercial Qualification (eg typing/book-keeping 332
-9 No answer/refused 2
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 11559
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD ALL THAT APPLY. PROBE: Any others?
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2008.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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