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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variableb_maedqf
Labelmother's educational qualifications
Responses
-9 missing 3
-8 inapplicable 17580
-7 proxy 3882
-2 refused 6
-1 don't know 235
1 she did not go to school at all 1161
2 she left school with no qualifications or certificates 13350
3 she left school with some qualifications or certificates 8471
4 she gained post school quals or certs (e.g. city & guilds) 4784
5 she gained a university degree or higher degree 2020
97 other 96
98 don't know 3009
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013
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