Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Community Life Survey Experimental Online Data, 2014-2015

Variable Details

VariableEdQual
LabelHighest level of qualification held
Question text Starting from the top of this list, please look down the list of qualifications and tell me the number of the first one you come to that you have passed.
Responses
1 Higher degree/ postgraduate qualifications 307
2 First degree (including BEd) / Postgraduate Diplomas/Certif 370
3 Diplomas in higher education/ other HE qualification / HNC/H 212
4 A/AS levels / SCE higher / Scottish Certificate 6th Year Stu 271
5 Trade Apprenticeships 49
6 O level/GCSE Grades A*-C/ SCE Standard/Ordina ry Grades 1-3 332
7 O level/GCSE Grades D-G/ SCE Standard/Ordina ry Grades below 99
8 Other qualifications including overseas 83
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
Sysmiss 600
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationCommunity Life Survey Experimental Online Data, 2014-2015
Interviewer Instructions1. Higher degree/postgraduate qualifications 2. First degree (including BEd) Postgraduate Diplomas/Certificates (including PGCE) Professional qualifications at Degree level (eg chartered accountant/ surveyor) NVQ/SVQ Level 4 or 5 3. Diplomas in higher education/ other HE qualification HNC/HND/BTEC higher Teaching qualifications for schools/ further education (below degree level) Nursing/other medical qualifications (below degree level) RSA Higher Diploma 4. A/AS levels/ SCE higher/ Scottish Certificate 6th Year Studies NVQ/ SVQ/ GSVQ level 3/GNVQ Advanced ONC/OND/BTEC National City and Guilds Advanced Craft/ Final level/Part III RSA Advanced Diploma 5. Trade Apprenticeships 6. O level/ GCSE Grades A*-C/ SCE Standard/ Ordinary Grades 1-3 NVQ/SVQ/ GSVQ level 2/GNVQ intermediate BTEC/SCOTVEC First/General diploma City and Guilds Craft/Ordinary level/ Part II/RSA Diploma
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults (aged 16 years and over) resident in England, during 2014-2015.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study