Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2013

Variable Details

Variablehighqual
LabelHighest qualification - derived variable
Responses
1 Degree level or higher 237
2 Higher education 109
3 GCE A level or equiv 199
4 GCSE A-C or equiv 210
5 GCSE D-G or equiv 107
6 No qualifications 312
7 Other, level unknown 29
9 Unclassified 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsHIGHQUAL [Automatically computed from Q6] Degree level or higher - Higher degree and postgraduate qualifications - First degree (including B.Ed.) - Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates (including PGCE) - Professional qualifications at degree level e.g. graduate member of professional institute, chartered accountant or surveyor - NVQ or SVQ level 4 or 5 Higher education - diploma or equivalent - Diplomas in higher education & other higher education qualifications - HNC, HND, Higher level BTEC - Teaching qualifications for schools or further education (below Degree level standard) - Nursing, or other medical qualifications not covered above (below Degree level standard) - RSA higher diploma GCE A level or equivalent - A level or equivalent - AS level - SCE Higher, Scottish Certificate Sixth Year Studies or equivalent - NVQ or SVQ level 3 - GNVQ Advanced or GSVQ level 3 - OND, ONC, BTEC National, SCOTVEC National Certificate - City & Guilds advanced craft, Part III (& other names) - RSA advanced diploma GCSE grades A to C or equivalent - NVQ or SVQ level 2 - GNVQ intermediate or GSVQ level 2 - RSA Diploma - City & Guilds Craft or Part II (& other names) - BTEC, SCOTVEC first or general diploma et - O level or GCSE grade A-C, SCE Standard or Ordinary grades 1-3 GCSE grades D to G or equivalent - NVQ or SVQ level 1 - GNVQ Foundation level, GSVQ level 1 - GCSE or O level below grade C, SCE Standard or Ordinary below grade 3 - CSE below grade 1 - BTEC, SCOTVEC first or general certificate - SCOTVEC modules - RSA Stage I, II, or III - City and Guilds part 1 - Junior certificate No qualifications Other qualifications: level unknown - Other vocational or professional or foreign qualifications
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