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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2011

Variable Details

VariableQULHI11
LabelHighest qualification currently studying for
Question text What qualifications are you studying for?
Responses
1 Degree level including PGCE, Grad 3485
2 Diploma in HE 210
3 HNC/HND 136
4 ONC/OND 18
5 BTEC/BEC/TEC 448
6 SCOTVEC/SCOTEC/SCOTBEC 1
7 Teaching qualif. (excl. PGCE) 80
8 Nursing or other medical qualif not yet mentioned 107
9 Other HE qualifications below degree level 87
10 A-level/Voc A-level 1091
11 New diploma 51
12 WELSH BAC 3
13 International BAC 12
14 NVQ/SVQ 1311
15 GNVQ/GSVQ 18
16 AS-level /VOC AS-level 308
17 CSYS 5
18 Access to HE 35
19 O-level and equivalent 0
20 Standard/O grade/lower 24
21 GCSE/Voc GCSE 780
22 CSE 0
23 Advanced higher/Higher/Intermediate/Access 142
24 RSA/OCR 19
25 City and Guilds 176
26 YT CERTIFICATE 0
27 Key skills/Core skills 12
28 Basic skills 194
29 Entry level qualifications 51
30 Award/Certificate/Diploma (Entry/L1-8) 56
31 Other professional/work qualification 1680
32 None in last 12 months 0
-10 No answer/Does not apply 94659
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsPROMPT AS NECESSARY CODE HIGHEST
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.
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