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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Family Resources Survey, 2014-2015

Variable Details

VariableDVHIQUAL
LabelHighest level of qualification (derived in questionnaire)
Responses
1 Doctorate or MPhil 434
2 Masters, PGCE or some other post graduate degree 2278
3 Degree inc foundation degree / professional institute member 4836
4 Teaching qualification (excluding PGCE) 587
5 Any other foreign qualification - at degree level 87
6 Any other work-related or vocational qualification - at degr 93
7 Any other professional qualification - at degree level 298
8 Other Higher Education qualification below degree level 315
9 Nursing or other medical (qualification not yet mentioned) 563
10 Diploma in higher education 754
11 HNC/HND 1180
12 BTEC, BEC, TEC, EdExcel or LQL - at higher level (Higher Lev 124
13 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC (Scotland) - higher level (level 8
14 NVQ/ SVQ - Level 4 240
15 NVQ/ SVQ - Level 5 81
16 RSA/ OCR - a higher diploma/OCR Level 4 35
17 A-Level/GCE in Applied Subjects or equivalent 2046
18 Welsh Baccalaureate - at Advanced level 0
19 International Baccalaureate 31
20 AS-level or equivalent 163
21 Certificate of 6th Year Studies (CSYS) (Scotland) 23
22 Access to Higher Education 46
23 Advanced Higher/Higher/Intermediate/Access Qualification (Sc 372
24 ONC/OND 249
25 BTEC, BEC, TEC, EdExcel or LQL - at Nat Cert / Nat Dipl leve 338
26 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC (Scotland) - full Nat Cert (Level 21
27 New Diploma - an Advanced diploma (level3) 11
28 New Diploma - a Progression diploma (level 3) 6
29 NVQ/ SVQ - Level 3 1082
30 GNVQ/ GSVQ - Advanced 64
31 RSA/ OCR - an advanced diploma or advanced certificate/OCR L 75
32 City and Guilds - advanced craft/part 3 610
33 Welsh Baccalaureate - at the Intermediate level 0
34 O-Level or equivalent - (five or more) 829
35 Standard Grade or Ordinary Grade/Lower (Scotland) - (five or 141
36 GCSE or equivalent - (five or more) 1012
37 CSE - (five or more) 211
38 BTEC, BEC, TEC, EdExcel or LQL - first diploma/general diplo 128
39 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC (Scotland) - first diploma/genera 10
40 New Diploma - a Higher diploma (level 2) 9
41 NVQ/ SVQ - Level 2 904
42 GNVQ/ GSVQ - Full Intermediate 30
43 RSA/ OCR - a diploma/OCR Level 2 64
44 City and Guilds - craft/part 2 400
45 Any other qualification - high school leavers qualification 151
46 BTEC, BEC, TEC, EdExcel or LQL 63
47 BTEC, BEC, TEC, EdExcel or LQL - first cert/general cert (Le 39
48 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC (Scotland) 7
49 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC (Scotland) - first cert/general c 9
50 SCOTVEC, SCOTEC or SCOTBEC (Scotland) - modules towards Nat 13
51 New Diploma 19
52 New Diploma - Foundation Diploma (level 1) 9
53 Welsh Baccalaureate 0
54 Welsh Baccalaureate - at the foundation level 0
55 NVQ/ SVQ 168
56 NVQ/ SVQ - Level 1 137
57 GNVQ/ GSVQ 14
58 GNVQ/ GSVQ - Part One Intermediate 18
59 GNVQ/ GSVQ - Full Foundation 7
60 GNVQ/ GSVQ - Part One Foundation 10
61 O-Level or equivalent 392
62 O-Level or equivalent - (fewer than 5) 693
63 Standard Grade or Ordinary Grade/Lower (Scotland) 56
64 Standard Grade or Ordinary Grade/Lower (Scotland) - (fewer t 108
65 GCSE or equivalent 270
66 GCSE or equivalent- (fewer than 5) 816
67 CSE 187
68 CSE- (fewer than 5) 226
69 RSA/ OCR 116
70 RSA/ OCR - some other RSA (including Stage I, II & III) / OC 225
71 City and Guilds 399
72 City and Guilds - foundation/part 1 173
73 YT Certificate/ YTP 10
74 Key Skills/Core Skills (Scotland) 46
75 Basic Skills (skills for life/literacy/numeracy/language) 102
76 Entry Level Qualifications 58
77 Award, Certificate or Diploma, at entry level (levels 1 to 8 84
78 Any other professional / vocational / foreign qualifications 1484
-1 7408
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationFamily Resources Survey, 2014-2015
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