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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Integrated Household Survey, January - December, 2014

Variable Details

VariableHIGHQUAL
LabelHighest Qualification Level
Question text What is the highest level of qualification that you have received from school, college or since leaving education? Please include any work-based training.
Responses
1 Degree level qualification or equivalent 52102
2 Higher education qualification below degree level 20871
3 A level or Equivalent 45063
4 ONC / National level BTEC 4102
5 O Level or GSCE equivalent (Grade A-C) 48731
6 GCSE grade D-G or equivalent 8749
7 Other qualifications 11070
8 No formal qualifications 1
-9 DNA/Refusal 133246
-8 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationIntegrated Household Survey, January - December, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsUse Q-by-Q to help code qualification
UniverseLocation of units of observation:National;Population:Persons resident in the UK in private households, and young people living away from the parental home in student halls of residence or similar institutions during term time.
SamplingEach of the surveys comprising the IHS have their own sampling design, meaning that the IHS includes clustered and non-clustered, multistage and single stage component samples and also cross-sectional and longitudinal data.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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