Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2008

Variable Details

Variablequala05
LabelWhich of the qualifications on this card do you have? 05
Question text Which of the qualifications on this card do you have? Just tell me the number written beside each one. Response 5
Responses
1 Degree/degree level qualification (including higher degree) 13
2 Teaching qualification 3
3 Nursing qualifications SRN, SCM, SEN, RGN, RM, RHV, Midwife 1
4 HNC/HND, BEC/TEC Higher, BTEC Higher/SCOTECH Higher 8
5 ONC/OND/BEC/TEC/BTEC not higher 12
6 City and Guilds Full Technological Certificate 5
7 City and Guilds Advanced/Final Level 13
8 City and Guilds Craft/Ordinary Level 27
9 A-levels/Higher School Certificate 26
10 AS level 6
11 SLC/SCE/SUPE at Higher Grade or Certificate of Sixth Year St 1
12 O-level passes taken in 1975 or earlier 44
13 O-level passes taken after 1975 GRADES A-C 64
14 O-level passes taken after 1975 GRADES D-E 50
15 GCSE GRADES A-C 114
16 GCSE GRADES D-G 89
17 CSE GRADE 1/SCE BANDS A-C/Standard Grade LEVEL 1-3 85
18 CSE GRADES 2-5/SCE Ordinary BANDS D-E 47
19 CSE Ungraded 3
20 SLC Lower 0
21 SUPE Lower or Ordinary 0
22 School Certificate or Matric 11
23 NVQ Level 5 4
24 NVQ Level 4 29
25 NVQ Level 3/Advanced level GNVQ 82
26 NVQ Level 2/Intermediate level GNVQ 87
27 NVQ Level 1/Foundation level GNVQ 47
28 Recognised Trade Apprenticeship completed 73
29 Clerical or Commercial Qualification (eg typing/book-keeping 139
-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 21540
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.