Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2010: Face-to-Face Survey

Variable Details

Variableaq68_2
LabelHighest Qualification
Question text Taking your answers from this card, which is the highest qualification you have? Please just give me the number next to it. The showcard looks like this: 1. Postgraduate degree, eg MA, MSc, MPhil, DPhil, PhD 2. University or CNAA first degree, eg BA, BSc 3. University or CNAA diploma 4. Teaching qualification (not degree) 5. Nursing qualification (eg SEN, SRC, SCM, RGC) 6. Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Higher National Diploma (HND), City & Guilds level 4 (Full Technological), NVQ4/SVQ4 or NVQ5/SVQ5 7. GCE A level, S level, A2 level, AS level, International Baccalaureate 8. Scottish Higher/Higher Still Grades, Scottish SLC/SUPE at Higher Grade, Scottish Higher School Certificate 9. Ordinary National Certificate (ONC) or Diploma (OND), City & Guilds level 3 (Advanced/ Final), NVQ/SVQ level 3 10. GCSE A*-C, CSE grade 1, GCE O level grade A-C, School Certificate 11. Scottish Ordinary Bands A-C or pass, Scottish Standard Grades 1-3 or Pass/Lower Certificate 12. GCSE grades D-G, CSE grades 2-5, GCE O level grade D-E, Short Course GCSE, Vocational GCSE 13. City & Guilds level 2 (Craft/Intermediate/Ordinary) or Scotvec Higher National Units or NVQ2/SVQ2 14. City & Guilds level 1, Scotvec National Certificate Modules, NVQ1/SVQ1 15. Clerical and commercial qualifications (eg typing, shorthand, book-keeping) 16. Recognised trade apprenticeship completed 17. Youth training certificate/skill seekers 18. Other technical, professional or higher qualification (PLEASE SAY WHAT)
Responses
-2 Refused 1
-1 Don't know 8
1 1. Postgraduate degree 152
2 2. First degree 225
3 3. Univ/poly diploma 46
4 4. Teaching qualification 35
5 5. Nursing qualification 50
6 6. HNC/HND, City&Guilds level 4, NVQ/SVQ 4/5 164
7 7. A level or equivalent 116
8 8. Scottish Higher or equivalent 9
9 9. ONC/OND, City&Guilds level 3, NVQ/SVQ 3 108
10 10. GCSE A*-C, CSE grade 1, O level grade A-C 203
11 11. Scottish Standard grades, Ordinary bands 9
12 12. GCSE D-G, CSE grades 2-5, O level D-E 52
13 13. City&Guilds level 2, NVQ/SVQ 2 or equivalent 78
14 14. City&Guilds level 1, NVQ/SVQ 1 or equivalent 25
15 15. Clerical and commercial qualifications 34
16 16. Recognised trade apprenticeship 38
17 17. Youth training certificate, skill seekers 2
18 18. Other technical, professional or higher qualification (W 60
Sysmiss 2097
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2010: Face-to-Face Survey
Interviewer InstructionsCARD II 1 IF QUALIFICATION IS NOT IN LIST, PROBE FOR EQUIVALENT IF POSSIBLE.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Electors resident in Great Britain during 2005.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study; The dataset contains both pre- and post-election survey waves.