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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 5904
2 NVQ level 5 193
3 Level 8 Diploma 1
4 Level 8 Certificate 4
5 Level 7 Diploma 9
6 Level 7 Certificate 9
7 Level 8 Award 2
8 First degree/foundation degree 10287
9 Other degree 613
10 NVQ level 4 455
11 Level 6 Diploma 4
12 Level 6 Certificate 7
13 Level 7 Award 1
14 Diploma in higher education 985
15 Level 5 Diploma 3
16 Level 5 Certificate 8
17 Level 6 Award 1
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2266
19 Teaching further education 121
20 Teaching secondary education 93
21 Teaching primary education 170
22 Teaching foundation stage 19
23 Teaching level not stated 70
24 Nursing etc 734
25 RSA higher diploma 44
26 Other higher education below degree 815
27 Level 4 Diploma 12
28 Level 4 Certificate 20
29 Level 5 Award 0
30 NVQ level 3 3058
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 40
32 Level 3 Diploma 27
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 5
34 International Baccalaureate 56
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 1
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 183
37 A-level or equivalent 4282
38 RSA advanced diploma 96
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1173
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 909
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 25
42 SCE higher or equivalent 480
43 Access qualifications 76
44 AS-level or equivalent 476
45 Trade apprenticeship 2462
46 Level 3 Certificate 21
47 Level 4 Award 0
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2396
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 84
51 RSA diploma 105
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 316
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 273
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 19
55 Level 2 Diploma 16
56 Level 2 Certificate 29
57 Scottish National Level 5 55
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 9774
59 Level 3 Award 3
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 244
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 15
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 1458
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 24
68 SCOTVEC modules 5
69 RSA other 120
70 Scottish National Level 3 1
71 Scottish National below level 3 0
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 54
73 Level 1 Certificate 10
74 Level 2 Award 0
75 YT/YTP certificate 17
76 Key skills qualification 10
77 Basic skills qualification 173
78 Entry level qualification 49
79 Entry level Diploma 1
80 Entry level Certificate 1
81 Level 1 Award 2
82 Entry level Award 0
83 Other qualification 3300
84 No qualifications 6058
85 Don't know 837
-9 Does not apply 26541
-8 No answer 234
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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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