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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2015

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 5463
2 NVQ level 5 179
3 Level 8 Diploma 3
4 Level 8 Certificate 6
5 Level 7 Diploma 10
6 Level 7 Certificate 3
7 Level 8 Award 1
8 First degree/foundation degree 11059
9 Other degree 627
10 NVQ level 4 578
11 Level 6 Diploma 10
12 Level 6 Certificate 9
13 Level 7 Award 2
14 Diploma in higher education 1044
15 Level 5 Diploma 5
16 Level 5 Certificate 6
17 Level 6 Award 0
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2341
19 Teaching Ð further education 158
20 Teaching Ð secondary education 113
21 Teaching Ð primary education 176
22 Teaching Ð foundation stage 26
23 Teaching Ð level not stated 80
24 Nursing etc 914
25 RSA higher diploma 42
26 Other higher education below degree 908
27 Level 4 Diploma 10
28 Level 4 Certificate 17
29 Level 5 Award 0
30 NVQ level 3 3246
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 42
32 Level 3 Diploma 41
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 8
34 International Baccalaureate 69
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 2
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 184
37 A-level or equivalent 4902
38 RSA advanced diploma 116
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1261
40 City and Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 1111
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 25
42 SCE higher or equivalent 550
43 Access qualifications 61
44 AS-level or equivalent 585
45 Trade apprenticeship 2976
46 Level 3 Certificate 28
47 Level 4 Award 2
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2711
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 4
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 106
51 RSA diploma 114
52 City and Guilds Craft/Part 2 359
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 325
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 23
55 Level 2 Diploma 15
56 Level 2 Certificate 45
57 Scottish National Level 5 23
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 10607
59 Level 3 Award 2
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 325
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 5
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 5
64 Level 1 Diploma 8
65 Scottish National Level 4 3
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1586
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 11
68 SCOTVEC modules 5
69 RSA other 167
70 Scottish Nationals Level 3 1
71 Scottish Nationals below Level 3 1
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 64
73 Level 1 Certificate 13
74 Level 2 Award 2
75 YT/YTP certificate 18
76 Key skills qualification 15
77 Basic skills qualification 247
78 Entry level qualification 48
79 Entry level Diploma 1
80 Entry level Certificate 3
81 Level 1 Award 3
82 Entry level Award 1
83 Other qualification 3737
84 No qualifications 7163
85 Don't know 680
-9 Does not apply 28257
-8 No answer 239
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2015
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly
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