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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England Time Series Dataset, 1991-2009

Variable Details

Variablequala3
Labelwhich qualifications - 3rd
Responses
-9 refusal (98) 2
-8 don't know (99) 3
-6 schedule not obtained 0
-2 schedule not applicable 0
-1 item not applicable 23144
1 degree/degree level qualification (including higher degree) 76
2 teaching qualification 29
3 nursing qualifications srn, scm, sen, rgn, rm, rhv, midwife 39
4 hnc/hnd, bec/tec higher, btec higher/scotech higher 81
5 onc/ond/bec/tec/btec not higher 154
6 city and guilds full technological certificate 120
7 city and guilds advanced/final level 92
8 city and guilds craft/ordinary level 295
9 a-levels/higher school certificate 911
10 as level 163
11 slc/sce/supe at higher grade or certificate of sixth year st 22
12 o-level passes taken in 1975 or earlier 1317
13 o-level passes taken after 1975 grades a-c 1012
14 o-level passes taken after 1975 grades d-e 408
15 gcse grades a-c 589
16 gcse grades d-g 422
17 cse grade 1/sce bands a-c/standard grade level 1-3 731
18 cse grades 2-5/sce ordinary bands d-e 442
19 cse ungraded 60
20 slc lower 3
21 supe lower or ordinary 0
22 school certificate or matric 156
23 nvq level 5 10
24 nvq level 4 13
25 nvq level 3/advanced level gnvq 72
26 nvq level 2/intermediate level gnvq 154
27 nvq level 1/foundation level gnvq 104
28 recognised trade apprenticeship completed 369
29 clerical or commercial qualification (eg typing/book-keeping 917
30 qualifications outside uk 22
31 other vocational qualifications not otherwise codable 282
32 nvq level not specified 6
33 nursery nurse examination board qualification(nneb) 41
34 qualification obtained during military service 26
35 other academic qualifications not otherwise codable 58
36 other professional qualifications not otherwise codable 153
Sysmiss 174071
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England Time Series Dataset, 1991-2009
UniverseGeneral population of England 1991-2009 aged 16 years and over;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified and clustered sample. Sample design varies between years
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; 1991-2009, combined into a time-series dataset
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