Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2015

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 5779
2 NVQ level 5 179
3 Level 8 Diploma 1
4 Level 8 Certificate 4
5 Level 7 Diploma 5
6 Level 7 Certificate 7
7 Level 8 Award 0
8 First degree/foundation degree 10587
9 Other degree 596
10 NVQ level 4 586
11 Level 6 Diploma 4
12 Level 6 Certificate 10
13 Level 7 Award 4
14 Diploma in higher education 1020
15 Level 5 Diploma 4
16 Level 5 Certificate 8
17 Level 6 Award 2
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2267
19 Teaching further education 136
20 Teaching secondary education 111
21 Teaching primary education 156
22 Teaching foundation stage 15
23 Teaching level not stated 78
24 Nursing etc 830
25 RSA higher diploma 49
26 Other higher education below degree 853
27 Level 4 Diploma 15
28 Level 4 Certificate 10
29 Level 5 Award 2
30 NVQ level 3 3102
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 42
32 Level 3 Diploma 42
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 3
34 International Baccalaureate 48
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 3
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 213
37 A-level or equivalent 4515
38 RSA advanced diploma 119
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1252
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 1032
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 19
42 SCE higher or equivalent 592
43 Access qualifications 84
44 AS-level or equivalent 511
45 Trade apprenticeship 2666
46 Level 3 Certificate 22
47 Level 4 Award 2
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2636
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 1
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 104
51 RSA diploma 115
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 319
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 302
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 19
55 Level 2 Diploma 17
56 Level 2 Certificate 51
57 Scottish National Level 5 41
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 10114
59 Level 3 Award 0
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 294
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 4
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 6
64 Level 1 Diploma 7
65 Scottish National Level 4 6
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1580
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 17
68 SCOTVEC modules 5
69 RSA other 156
70 Scottish National Level 3 2
71 Scottish National below level 3 1
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 73
73 Level 1 Certificate 12
74 Level 2 Award 4
75 YT/YTP certificate 19
76 Key skills qualification 8
77 Basic skills qualification 209
78 Entry level qualification 54
79 Entry level Diploma 2
80 Entry level Certificate 7
81 Level 1 Award 3
82 Entry level Award 1
83 Other qualification 3571
84 No qualifications 6819
85 Don't know 749
-9 Does not apply 27617
-8 No answer 254
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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