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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variableg6qual
LabelG6 What is the highest level of qualification that you have passed?
Question text Do you have any of the qualifications, or passed any of the examinations of the types listed on this card, whether you are making use of them or not?
Responses
1 1 CSE - Grade 1 8
2 2 CSE - Grade 2-5 20
3 3 CSE - ungraded / DK grade 4
4 4 Junior certificate 43
5 5 GCSE - Grades A*-C / GNVQ Intermediate 78
6 6 GCSE - Grades D-G / GNVQ Foundation 18
7 7 GCE O-level 1-6 (pre 1975) 31
8 8 GCE O-level A-C (1975 or after) 42
9 9 GCE / VCE AS Level 9
10 10 GCE / VCE A-level / GNVA Advanced or equivalent 59
11 11 Senior certificate 23
12 12 Recognised trade apprenticeship completed 40
13 13 Clerical and commercial qualifications 19
14 14 National Council for Vocational Qualifications award - le 7
15 15 National Council for Vocational Qualifications award - le 24
16 16 National Council for Vocational Qualifications award - le 22
17 17 National Council for Vocational Qualifications award - le 5
18 18 National Council for Vocational Qualifications award - le 4
19 19 Vocational Certificate in Education 6
20 20 Advanced Vocational Certificate in Education 3
21 21 City and Guilds Certificate Pt 1 7
22 22 City and Guilds Certificate Pt 2 16
23 23 City and Guilds Certificate Pt 3 25
24 24 ONC or OND, BEC /TEC general certificate 15
25 25 HNC or HND, BEC/TEC higher certificate 46
26 26 Nursing qualifications eg SEN, SRN, SCM 30
27 27 Nursing Degree 12
28 28 Teaching qualifications 22
29 29 University / Polytechnic diploma 26
30 30 University or CNAA First Degree (eg BA, BSc) 130
31 31 University or CNAA Higher Degree (eg MSc PhD) 57
32 32 Other qualification (in other school and membership of pr 27
33 33 No qualifications 281
34 Other (please specify) 41
97 (Refusal) 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY - PROMPT AS NECESSARY SHOWCARD
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2012.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; NILT has run from 2008 onwards, with a break in 2011. The survey resumed in 2012.
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