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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2009-2010

Variable Details

Variableanyqua01
LabelWhich qualifications do you have? 01
Question text I would like to ask you about your educational qualifications. Which qualifications do (you think) you have, starting with the highest qualification? Response 1
Responses
1 CSE - Grade 1 131
2 CSE - Grade 2-5 99
3 CSE - ungraded\DK grade 15
4 Junior Certificate 168
5 GCSE - Grades A*-C\GNVQ Intermediate 934
6 GCSE - Grades D-G\GNVQ Foundation 133
7 GCE O-level 1-6 (pre-1975) 266
8 GCE O-level Grades A-C (1975 or after) 337
9 GCE\VCE AS - level 31
10 GCE\VCE A-level\ GNVQ Advanced or equivalent 87
11 Senior Certificate 30
12 Recognised trade apprenticeship completed 82
13 Clerical and commercial qualifications 91
14 NVQ award 103
15 City and Guilds Certificate Part I 84
16 City and Guilds Certificate Part II 20
17 City and Guilds Certificate Part III 22
18 ONC or OND, BEC\TEC general certificate 20
19 HNC or HND, BEC\TEC higher certificate 47
20 Nursing qualifications eg SEN, SRN, SCM 35
21 Nursing degree 11
22 Teaching qualifications 25
23 University\Polytechnic diploma 21
24 University or CNAA First Degree (eg BA BSc) 92
25 University or CNAA Higher Degree (eg MSc PhD) 24
26 First other qualification (inc other school exams and member 52
27 Second other qualification 5
28 Third other qualification 3
29 None of these 961
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
-3 Refused 1
-1 Dont Know 15
Sysmiss 1425
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2009-2010
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 10 (QUALIFICATIONS). CODE ALL THAT APPLY. NOTE: IF NONE ENTER 29.
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of 4,500 addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services AgencyGÇÖs (LPSA) list of domestic addresses. The LPSA addresses are sorted by district council and ward, so the sample is effectively stratified geographically. Data is collected by personal interview using CAPI, and the interviews are spread equally over the 12 months from April to March.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.
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