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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2009

Variable Details

VariableHITQUA9
LabelHighest qualification training leads to
Responses
1 Higher degree 1019
2 NVQ level 5 20
3 First degree 2552
4 Other degree 377
5 NVQ level 4 145
6 Diploma in higher educ 218
7 HNC, HND, BTEC, SCOTVEC etc higher 224
8 Teaching qualification 96
9 Nursing 113
10 RSA higher diploma 1
11 Other higher educ below degree 102
12 NVQ level 3 692
13 A level or equivalent 1295
14 Welsh Bac'te Advanced level 0
15 International Bac'te 13
16 RSA advanced diploma 0
17 OND,ONC,BTEC, SCOTVEC etc, national 303
18 City & Guilds advanced craft 61
19 Scot CSYS 3
20 SCE higher or equivalent 93
21 Acces to HE 57
22 A/S level or equivalent 347
23 Trade apprenticeship 143
24 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 594
25 Welsh Bac'te Intermediate level 0
26 GNVQ intermediate 32
27 RSA diploma 2
28 City & Guilds craft/Part 2 50
29 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc 75
30 O Level or equivalent 507
31 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 159
32 Welsh Bac'te Foundation level 0
33 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 28
34 BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate 32
35 SCOTVEC modules or equivalent 1
36 RSA other 9
37 City & Guilds Foundation/Part 1 31
38 Key Skills qualification 8
39 Basic skills qualification 228
40 Entry Level qualifications 36
41 Other qualification 2290
42 No qualifications 65545
43 Don't know 138
-10 No answer/Does not apply 36555
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2009
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.
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