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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2015

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 5717
2 NVQ level 5 160
3 Level 8 Diploma 1
4 Level 8 Certificate 3
5 Level 7 Diploma 8
6 Level 7 Certificate 5
7 Level 8 Award 1
8 First degree/foundation degree 10827
9 Other degree 590
10 NVQ level 4 591
11 Level 6 Diploma 10
12 Level 6 Certificate 11
13 Level 7 Award 5
14 Diploma in higher education 1069
15 Level 5 Diploma 3
16 Level 5 Certificate 6
17 Level 6 Award 2
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2322
19 Teaching further education 154
20 Teaching secondary education 105
21 Teaching primary education 158
22 Teaching foundation stage 21
23 Teaching level not stated 80
24 Nursing etc 869
25 RSA higher diploma 37
26 Other higher education below degree 928
27 Level 4 Diploma 13
28 Level 4 Certificate 14
29 Level 5 Award 1
30 NVQ level 3 3232
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 38
32 Level 3 Diploma 36
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 6
34 International Baccalaureate 66
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 3
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 204
37 A-level or equivalent 4624
38 RSA advanced diploma 124
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1211
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 1118
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 23
42 SCE higher or equivalent 575
43 Access qualifications 73
44 AS-level or equivalent 524
45 Trade apprenticeship 2786
46 Level 3 Certificate 29
47 Level 4 Award 2
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2724
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 5
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 96
51 RSA diploma 110
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 305
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 301
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 20
55 Level 2 Diploma 14
56 Level 2 Certificate 47
57 Scottish National Level 5 32
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 10560
59 Level 3 Award 1
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 324
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 3
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 4
64 Level 1 Diploma 9
65 Scottish National Level 4 5
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1553
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 17
68 SCOTVEC modules 4
69 RSA other 166
70 Scottish National Level 3 2
71 Scottish National below level 3 1
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 72
73 Level 1 Certificate 11
74 Level 2 Award 4
75 YT/YTP certificate 15
76 Key skills qualification 6
77 Basic skills qualification 250
78 Entry level qualification 51
79 Entry level Diploma 0
80 Entry level Certificate 7
81 Level 1 Award 5
82 Entry level Award 1
83 Other qualification 3653
84 No qualifications 7301
85 Don't know 763
-9 Does not apply 28269
-8 No answer 263
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 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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