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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL84
LabelHighest qualif/Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 457
2 NVQ level 5 8
3 First/Foundation degree 801
4 Other degree 54
5 NVQ level 4 51
6 Diploma in higher educ 109
7 HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher 250
8 Teaching, further educ 23
9 Teaching, secondary educ 30
10 Teaching, primary educ 40
11 Teaching foundation stage 5
12 Teaching, level not stated 7
13 Nursing etc 141
14 RSA higher diploma 4
15 Other higher educ below degree 36
16 NVQ level 3 244
17 Advanced Welsh Bac'te 0
18 International Bac'te 3
19 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 18
20 A level or equivalent 411
21 RSA advanced diploma 7
22 OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national 131
23 City & Guilds advanced craft/part 1 209
24 Scottish CSYS 3
25 SCE Higher or equivalent 60
26 Access qualifications 4
27 A,S level or equivalent 65
28 Trade apprenticeship 402
29 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 282
30 Intermediate Welsh Bac'te 0
31 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 14
32 RSA diploma 11
33 City & Guilds craft/part 2 56
34 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 19
35 O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent 1031
36 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 35
37 Foundation Welsh Bac'te 0
38 GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level 3
39 CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c 157
40 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 1
41 SCOTVEC modules 2
42 RSA other 69
43 City & Guilds Foundation/Part 1 17
44 YT,YTP certificate 2
45 Key Skills Qualif 5
46 Basic Skills Qualif 17
47 Entry Level qualif 9
48 Other qualif 501
49 No qualif 942
50 Don't know 12
-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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