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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2015

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 5981
2 NVQ level 5 166
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 11441
9 Other degree 608
10 NVQ level 4 610
11 Level 6 Diploma 10
12 Level 6 Certificate 11
13 Level 7 Award 5
14 Diploma in higher education 1109
15 Level 5 Diploma 3
16 Level 5 Certificate 6
17 Level 6 Award 2
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2426
19 Teaching further education 157
20 Teaching secondary education 109
21 Teaching primary education 165
22 Teaching foundation stage 21
23 Teaching level not stated 85
24 Nursing etc 894
25 RSA higher diploma 37
26 Other higher education below degree 992
27 Level 4 Diploma 14
28 Level 4 Certificate 14
29 Level 5 Award 1
30 NVQ level 3 3388
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 42
32 Level 3 Diploma 39
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 6
34 International Baccalaureate 84
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 3
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 212
37 A-level or equivalent 5071
38 RSA advanced diploma 128
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1281
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 1176
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 26
42 SCE higher or equivalent 616
43 Access qualifications 74
44 AS-level or equivalent 562
45 Trade apprenticeship 2914
46 Level 3 Certificate 31
47 Level 4 Award 2
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2851
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 5
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 107
51 RSA diploma 113
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 323
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 320
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 20
55 Level 2 Diploma 14
56 Level 2 Certificate 48
57 Scottish National Level 5 33
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 11095
59 Level 3 Award 1
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 344
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 3
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 4
64 Level 1 Diploma 10
65 Scottish National Level 4 5
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1615
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 17
68 SCOTVEC modules 4
69 RSA other 170
70 Scottish National Level 3 2
71 Scottish National below level 3 1
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 73
73 Level 1 Certificate 14
74 Level 2 Award 4
75 YT/YTP certificate 16
76 Key skills qualification 6
77 Basic skills qualification 260
78 Entry level qualification 56
79 Entry level Diploma 0
80 Entry level Certificate 7
81 Level 1 Award 5
82 Entry level Award 1
83 Other qualification 3843
84 No qualifications 7669
85 Don't know 829
-9 Does not apply 28573
-8 No answer 272
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2015
UniverseLocation of units of observation:National;Population:Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeUntil 2015, data were produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year. From January 2015, the household datasets are produced for each quarter.
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