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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 5985
2 NVQ level 5 183
3 Level 8 Diploma 0
4 Level 8 Certificate 5
5 Level 7 Diploma 6
6 Level 7 Certificate 7
7 Level 8 Award 1
8 First degree/foundation degree 10169
9 Other degree 629
10 NVQ level 4 485
11 Level 6 Diploma 7
12 Level 6 Certificate 7
13 Level 7 Award 3
14 Diploma in higher education 960
15 Level 5 Diploma 7
16 Level 5 Certificate 5
17 Level 6 Award 1
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2293
19 Teaching further education 137
20 Teaching secondary education 83
21 Teaching primary education 171
22 Teaching foundation stage 20
23 Teaching level not stated 79
24 Nursing etc 789
25 RSA higher diploma 47
26 Other higher education below degree 872
27 Level 4 Diploma 12
28 Level 4 Certificate 20
29 Level 5 Award 0
30 NVQ level 3 3081
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 45
32 Level 3 Diploma 30
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 4
34 International Baccalaureate 61
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 2
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 194
37 A-level or equivalent 4538
38 RSA advanced diploma 102
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1198
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 974
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 18
42 SCE higher or equivalent 500
43 Access qualifications 79
44 AS-level or equivalent 538
45 Trade apprenticeship 2515
46 Level 3 Certificate 28
47 Level 4 Award 0
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2491
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 1
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 88
51 RSA diploma 100
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 302
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 268
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 19
55 Level 2 Diploma 20
56 Level 2 Certificate 28
57 Scottish National Level 5 55
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 9902
59 Level 3 Award 1
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 232
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 14
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 9
64 Level 1 Diploma 4
65 Scottish National Level 4 8
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1473
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 23
68 SCOTVEC modules 4
69 RSA other 131
70 Scottish National Level 3 6
71 Scottish National below level 3 3
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 69
73 Level 1 Certificate 14
74 Level 2 Award 1
75 YT/YTP certificate 14
76 Key skills qualification 13
77 Basic skills qualification 185
78 Entry level qualification 50
79 Entry level Diploma 2
80 Entry level Certificate 3
81 Level 1 Award 4
82 Entry level Award 1
83 Other qualification 3346
84 No qualifications 6380
85 Don't know 852
-9 Does not apply 27036
-8 No answer 241
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2016
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;National
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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