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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variableexams
LabelHighest academic qualifiaction
Question text Please read down the list and tell me the highest qualification that you have, that is, the first one you come to.
Responses
-1 Not applicable 2860
1 Degree level qualification 3601
2 A-levels 1933
3 AS-levels 439
4 SLC Higher Grade 350
5 O-level, 1975 or earlier 700
6 O-level, after 1975 A-C 552
7 O-level, after 1975 D-E 93
8 GCSE grades A-C 2672
9 GCSE grades D-G 805
10 CSE grade 1 195
11 CSE grade 2-5 275
12 SLC Lower 116
13 School certificate 190
14 Foreign qualification 320
15 Other 11
16 0
99 Not answered 50
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012
Interviewer InstructionsCARD KK Code one only.
UniverseAdults aged 16-74 in England, Scotland and Wales, 2010-2012.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The first survey was conducted in 1990-1991 and the second in 2000; the third wave was conducted between 2010 and 2012, and consisted of the main survey and an online follow-up.
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