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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variablea_qfhigh
Labelhighest qualification
Responses
-9 missing 20
-8 inapplicable 0
-7 proxy respondent 0
-2 refused 6
-1 don't know 93
1 university higher degree (e.g. msc, phd) 4385
2 1st degree level inc found'n deg, grad memb prof inst, pgce 6569
3 diploma in higher education 3075
4 teaching qualification (excluding pgce) 724
5 nursing or other medical qualification not yet mentioned 956
6 a level 4252
7 welsh baccalaureate 5
8 international baccalaureate 78
9 as level 616
10 higher grade/advanced higher (scotland) 491
11 certificate of sixth year studies 144
12 gcse/o level 11219
13 cse 1993
14 standard/ordinary (o) grade / lower (scotland) 774
15 other school (inc. school leaving exam cert or matriculation 1444
96 none of the above 14150
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013
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