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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 5923
2 NVQ level 5 168
3 Level 8 Diploma 2
4 Level 8 Certificate 4
5 Level 7 Diploma 5
6 Level 7 Certificate 8
7 Level 8 Award 1
8 First degree/foundation degree 10124
9 Other degree 617
10 NVQ level 4 512
11 Level 6 Diploma 7
12 Level 6 Certificate 10
13 Level 7 Award 4
14 Diploma in higher education 983
15 Level 5 Diploma 9
16 Level 5 Certificate 5
17 Level 6 Award 1
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2316
19 Teaching further education 127
20 Teaching secondary education 93
21 Teaching primary education 165
22 Teaching foundation stage 17
23 Teaching level not stated 91
24 Nursing etc 786
25 RSA higher diploma 45
26 Other higher education below degree 850
27 Level 4 Diploma 11
28 Level 4 Certificate 13
29 Level 5 Award 0
30 NVQ level 3 3144
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 41
32 Level 3 Diploma 25
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 4
34 International Baccalaureate 60
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 3
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 208
37 A-level or equivalent 4584
38 RSA advanced diploma 95
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1231
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 995
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 20
42 SCE higher or equivalent 543
43 Access qualifications 85
44 AS-level or equivalent 507
45 Trade apprenticeship 2540
46 Level 3 Certificate 23
47 Level 4 Award 2
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2506
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 1
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 104
51 RSA diploma 96
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 326
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 273
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 18
55 Level 2 Diploma 19
56 Level 2 Certificate 39
57 Scottish National Level 5 50
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 10075
59 Level 3 Award 1
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 269
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 13
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 7
64 Level 1 Diploma 4
65 Scottish National Level 4 10
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1550
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 25
68 SCOTVEC modules 2
69 RSA other 134
70 Scottish National Level 3 6
71 Scottish National below level 3 4
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 69
73 Level 1 Certificate 12
74 Level 2 Award 1
75 YT/YTP certificate 22
76 Key skills qualification 11
77 Basic skills qualification 220
78 Entry level qualification 53
79 Entry level Diploma 2
80 Entry level Certificate 4
81 Level 1 Award 3
82 Entry level Award 1
83 Other qualification 3423
84 No qualifications 6278
85 Don't know 797
-9 Does not apply 27132
-8 No answer 220
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2016
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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