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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2013

Variable Details

Variableg5qual
LabelG5 What is the highest level of qualification that you have passed?
Question text Do you have any of the qualifications, or passed any of the examinations of the types listed on this card, whether you are making use of them or not?
Responses
1 1 CSE - Grade 1 10
2 2 CSE - Grade 2-5 15
3 3 CSE - ungraded / DK grade 9
4 4 Junior certificate 25
5 5 GCSE - Grades A*-C / GNVQ Intermediate 75
6 6 GCSE - Grades D-G / GNVQ Foundation 17
7 7 GCE O-level 1-6 (pre 1975) 24
8 8 GCE O-level A-C (1975 or after) 30
9 9 GCE / VCE AS Level 14
10 10 GCE / VCE A-level / GNVA Advanced or equivalent 80
11 11 Senior certificate 32
12 12 Recognised trade apprenticeship completed 37
13 13 Clerical and commercial qualifications 25
14 14 National Council for Vocational Qualifications award - le 2
15 15 National Council for Vocational Qualifications award - le 20
16 16 National Council for Vocational Qualifications award - le 33
17 17 National Council for Vocational Qualifications award - le 8
18 18 National Council for Vocational Qualifications award - le 2
19 19 Vocational Certificate in Education 3
20 20 Advanced Vocational Certificate in Education 0
21 21 City and Guilds Certificate Pt 1 14
22 22 City and Guilds Certificate Pt 2 14
23 23 City and Guilds Certificate Pt 3 25
24 24 ONC or OND, BEC /TEC general certificate 12
25 25 HNC or HND, BEC/TEC higher certificate 41
26 26 Nursing qualifications eg SEN, SRN, SCM 17
27 27 Nursing Degree 17
28 28 Teaching qualifications 23
29 29 University / Polytechnic diploma 41
30 30 University or CNAA First Degree (eg BA, BSc) 126
31 31 University or CNAA Higher Degree (eg MSc PhD) 71
32 32 Other qualification (in other school and membership of pr 29
33 33 No qualifications 312
34 Other (please specify) 6
97 (Refusal) 0
99 No answer/Refused 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY - PROMPT AS NECESSARY SHOWCARD
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2013.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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