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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2008 - December 2009

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL83
LabelHighest qualif/Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 450
2 NVQ level 5 7
3 First/Foundation degree 794
4 Other degree 62
5 NVQ level 4 47
6 Diploma in higher educ 105
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 246
8 Teaching, further educ 22
9 Teaching, secondary educ 28
10 Teaching, primary educ 37
11 Teaching foundation stage 6
12 Teaching, level not stated 6
13 Nursing etc 143
14 RSA higher diploma 3
15 Other higher educ below degree 34
16 NVQ level 3 235
17 Advanced Welsh Bac'te 0
18 International Bac'te 2
19 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 17
20 A level or equivalent 396
21 RSA advanced diploma 8
22 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 134
23 City & Guilds advanced craft/part 1 197
24 Scottish CSYS 5
25 SCE Higher or equivalent 61
26 Access qualifications 2
27 A,S level or equivalent 61
28 Trade apprenticeship 405
29 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 253
30 Intermediate Welsh Bac'te 0
31 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 15
32 RSA diploma 8
33 City & Guilds craft/part 2 55
34 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 12
35 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 1065
36 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 32
37 Foundation Welsh Bac'te 0
38 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 1
39 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 164
40 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 1
41 SCOTVEC modules 1
42 RSA other 66
43 City & Guilds Foundation/Part 1 15
44 YT,YTP certificate 2
45 Key Skills Qualif 3
46 Basic Skills Qualif 15
47 Entry Level qualif 10
48 Other qualif 508
49 No qualif 1005
50 Don't know 14
-9 Does not apply 133
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2008 - December 2009
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