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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2012-2013

Variable Details

VariableQUALAPP
LabelHighest qualification required
Question text What was the highest qualification required for the job you applied for?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Higher degree and postgraduate qualifications 16
2 First degree (including B.Ed, BSc, BA) 42
3 Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificate (incl. PGCE) 2
4 Professional qualifications at degree level 4
5 NVQ or SVQ level 4 or 5 11
6 Diplomas in higher education 3
7 HNC, HND, Higher level BTEC 7
8 Teaching qualifications for schools (below degree level) 1
9 Nursing, or other medical qualifications (below degree level 2
10 RSA higher diploma 3
11 A level or equivalent 7
12 AS level 0
13 SCE Higher, Scottish Certificate Sixth Year Studies 0
14 NVQ or SVQ level 3 6
15 GNVQ Advanced or GSVQ level 3 0
16 OND, ONC, BTEC National, SCOTVEC 1
17 City & Guilds advanced craft, Part III 0
18 RSA advanced diploma 0
19 NVQ or SVQ level 2 4
20 GNVQ intermediate or GSVQ level 2 0
21 RSA Diploma 0
22 City & Guilds Craft or Part II 3
23 BTEC, SCOTVEC first or general diploma 1
24 O level or GCSE grade A-C, SCE Standard 28
25 NVQ or SVQ level 1 0
26 GNVQ Foundation level, GSVQ level 1 0
27 GCSE or O level below grade C, SCE Standard 8
28 CSE below grade 1 0
29 BTEC, SCOTVEC first or general certificate 0
30 SCOTVEC modules 0
31 RSA Stage I, II or III 1
32 City and Guilds part I 0
33 Junior certificate 0
34 Other vocational or professional or foreign quals 6
35 No qualifications 9
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 3
Sysmiss 3457
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2012-2013
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Private households in Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services Agency’s (LPSA) list of domestic addresses. The LPSA addresses are sorted by district council and ward, so the sample is effectively stratified geographically. Data is collected by personal interview using CAPI, and the interviews are spread equally over the 12 months from April to March.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected annually
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