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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2015

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 5881
2 NVQ level 5 182
3 Level 8 Diploma 2
4 Level 8 Certificate 3
5 Level 7 Diploma 3
6 Level 7 Certificate 6
7 Level 8 Award 1
8 First degree/foundation degree 10325
9 Other degree 600
10 NVQ level 4 534
11 Level 6 Diploma 4
12 Level 6 Certificate 9
13 Level 7 Award 3
14 Diploma in higher education 988
15 Level 5 Diploma 11
16 Level 5 Certificate 10
17 Level 6 Award 1
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2324
19 Teaching further education 136
20 Teaching secondary education 105
21 Teaching primary education 162
22 Teaching foundation stage 15
23 Teaching level not stated 87
24 Nursing etc 793
25 RSA higher diploma 50
26 Other higher education below degree 826
27 Level 4 Diploma 16
28 Level 4 Certificate 13
29 Level 5 Award 0
30 NVQ level 3 3084
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 42
32 Level 3 Diploma 31
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 3
34 International Baccalaureate 53
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 3
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 234
37 A-level or equivalent 4642
38 RSA advanced diploma 103
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1241
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 1004
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 20
42 SCE higher or equivalent 595
43 Access qualifications 78
44 AS-level or equivalent 512
45 Trade apprenticeship 2605
46 Level 3 Certificate 26
47 Level 4 Award 2
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2513
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 1
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 106
51 RSA diploma 104
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 329
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 300
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 18
55 Level 2 Diploma 20
56 Level 2 Certificate 49
57 Scottish National Level 5 55
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 10127
59 Level 3 Award 0
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 271
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 8
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 6
64 Level 1 Diploma 4
65 Scottish National Level 4 7
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1594
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 23
68 SCOTVEC modules 4
69 RSA other 154
70 Scottish National Level 3 1
71 Scottish National below level 3 2
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 74
73 Level 1 Certificate 13
74 Level 2 Award 2
75 YT/YTP certificate 17
76 Key skills qualification 13
77 Basic skills qualification 227
78 Entry level qualification 47
79 Entry level Diploma 2
80 Entry level Certificate 5
81 Level 1 Award 1
82 Entry level Award 1
83 Other qualification 3501
84 No qualifications 6485
85 Don't know 735
-9 Does not apply 27211
-8 No answer 220
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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
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