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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Annual Population Survey, October 2014 - September 2015

Variable Details

VariableHITQUA15
LabelHighest qualification training leads to
Responses
1 Higher degree 1685
2 NVQ level 5 120
3 Level 8 Diploma 1
4 Level 8 Certificate 1
5 Level 7 Diploma 4
6 Level 7 Certificate 1
7 Level 8 Award 3
8 First degree 3965
9 Other degree 605
10 NVQ level 4 94
11 Level 6 Diploma 5
12 Level 6 Certificate 1
13 Level 7 Award 1
14 Diploma in higher education 323
15 Level 5 Diploma 7
16 Level 5 Certificate 3
17 Level 6 Award 2
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 377
19 Teaching qualification 126
20 Nursing 175
21 OCR higher 3
22 Other higher education below degree 168
23 Level 4 Diploma 7
24 Level 4 certificate 7
25 Level 5 award 1
26 NVQ level 3 846
27 Progression or advanced diploma 41
28 Level 3 Diploma 27
29 Advanced Welsh Bac 0
30 International Bac 30
31 Scottish Baccalaureate 1
32 A level or equivalent 2257
33 OCR advanced 4
34 Ond/onc,btec/scotvec/national level etc 519
35 City& Guilds advanced craft part 3 62
36 SCE higher or equivalent 247
37 Access to Higher Education 81
38 A/S level or equivalent 416
39 Trade apprenticeship 693
40 Level 3 certificate 3
41 Level 4 award 1
42 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 629
43 Intermediate Welsh baccalaureate 1
44 OCR intermediate 6
45 City and Guilds craft part 2 50
46 Btec/scotvec first or general diploma etc 149
47 Higher Diploma (14-19) 14
48 Level 2 diploma 13
49 Level 2 certificate 15
50 Scottish National level 5 61
51 O level/GCSE or equiv 1196
52 Level 3 award 4
53 NVQ level 1 or equiv 167
54 Foundation Welsh baccalaureate 1
55 Foundation Diploma 27
56 Level 1 Diploma 7
57 Scottish National level 4 9
58 Btec/scotvec first or general certificate etc 56
59 Scotvec modules or equiv 5
60 OCR basic 4
61 Scottish National level 3 3
62 Scottish National below level 3 5
63 City and Guilds foundation part 1 30
64 Level 1 certificate 5
65 Level 2 award 3
66 Key skills qualification 11
67 Basic skills qualification 235
68 Entry level qualification 77
69 Entry level diploma 2
70 Entry level certificate 2
71 Level 1 award 1
72 Entry level award 1
73 Other qualification 3026
74 No qualification 138606
75 Don¿t know 433
-9 Does not apply 155464
-8 No answer 219
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationAnnual Population Survey, October 2014 - September 2015
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