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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablebq95_3
LabelHighest Qualification
Question text What is the highest qualification you have? (Please take your answer from this card and just give me the number next to it - CARD BA)
Responses
-2 Refused 2
-1 Don't Know 10
1 Postgraduate degree 131
2 First degree 193
3 Univ/poly diploma 48
4 Teaching qualification 29
5 Nursing qualification 31
6 HNC/HND City&Guilds level 4 NVQ/SVQ 4/5 135
7 A level or equivalent 81
8 Scottish Higher or equivalent 19
9 ONC/OND City&Guilds level 3 NVQ/SVQ 3 74
10 GCSE A*-C CSE grade 1 O level grade A-C 150
11 Scottish Standard grades Ordinary bands 20
12 GCSE D-G CSE grades 2-5 O level D-E 36
13 City&Guilds level 2 NVQ/SVQ 2 or equivalent 66
14 City&Guilds level 1 NVQ/SVQ 1 or equivalent 37
15 Clerical and commercial qualifications 35
16 Recognised trade apprenticeship 32
17 Youth training certificate skill seekers 4
18 Other technical professional or higher qualification (WRITE 44
21 Not stated 0
Sysmiss 2335
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2010: Face-to-Face Survey
Interviewer InstructionsIF 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.
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