Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2010

Variable Details

Variablebtec8
LabelHighest BTEC/BEC/TEC/LQL qualification
Question text Is your highest BTEC/TEC/EDEXCEL\LQL qualification... at higher level (level4 or higher), at National Certificate or National Diploma level (level 3), a first diploma or general diploma (level 2), a first certificate or general certificate (below level 2)?
Responses
1 A higher level 357
2 nat cert or nat diploma 1578
3 first or general diploma 440
4 first or general cert 247
5 don't know 449
-9 Does not apply 111899
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCODE 1st THAT APPLIES
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From winter 1994-1995, Northern Ireland is included in each quarter. Prior to this, data were only collected there in the March-May quarter each year. When the LFS moved to a quarterly cycle, two new groups of people were included in the survey to improve the coverage of young people: residents in National Health Service (NHS) hospital accommodation (formerly called nurses' homes), and students living in halls of residence or boarding schools.<br>Northern Ireland is not included in the Local Area Data files before 1997.;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.