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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2008

Variable Details

Variablequala02
LabelWhich of the qualifications on this card do you have? 02
Question text Which of the qualifications on this card do you have? Just tell me the number written beside each one. Response 2
Responses
1 Degree/degree level qualification (including higher degree) 59
2 Teaching qualification 496
3 Nursing qualifications SRN, SCM, SEN, RGN, RM, RHV, Midwife 89
4 HNC/HND, BEC/TEC Higher, BTEC Higher/SCOTECH Higher 281
5 ONC/OND/BEC/TEC/BTEC not higher 200
6 City and Guilds Full Technological Certificate 159
7 City and Guilds Advanced/Final Level 140
8 City and Guilds Craft/Ordinary Level 264
9 A-levels/Higher School Certificate 1472
10 AS level 242
11 SLC/SCE/SUPE at Higher Grade or Certificate of Sixth Year St 14
12 O-level passes taken in 1975 or earlier 478
13 O-level passes taken after 1975 GRADES A-C 439
14 O-level passes taken after 1975 GRADES D-E 166
15 GCSE GRADES A-C 738
16 GCSE GRADES D-G 718
17 CSE GRADE 1/SCE BANDS A-C/Standard Grade LEVEL 1-3 279
18 CSE GRADES 2-5/SCE Ordinary BANDS D-E 220
19 CSE Ungraded 17
20 SLC Lower 3
21 SUPE Lower or Ordinary 1
22 School Certificate or Matric 85
23 NVQ Level 5 10
24 NVQ Level 4 33
25 NVQ Level 3/Advanced level GNVQ 187
26 NVQ Level 2/Intermediate level GNVQ 259
27 NVQ Level 1/Foundation level GNVQ 131
28 Recognised Trade Apprenticeship completed 190
29 Clerical or Commercial Qualification (eg typing/book-keeping 302
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 14951
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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