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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

United Kingdom Time Use Survey, 2014-2015

Variable Details

VariableHiQual
LabelHighest level of education or training successfully completed
Responses
-9 No answer/refused 44
-8 Don't know 180
-7 Interview not achieved 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 2879
1 Degree level qualification incl. foundation degrees, graduat 2086
2 Diploma in higher education 258
3 HNC / HND 306
4 ONC / OND 80
5 BTEC/BEC/TEC/EdExcel/LQL 284
6 DSCOTVEC/SCOTEC/SCOTBEC (Scotland) 12
7 Teaching qualification (excluding PGCE) 87
8 Nursing or other medical qualification not yet mentioned 147
9 Other higher education qualification below degree level 136
10 A level/GCE in Applied Subjects or equivalent 665
11 New Diploma 41
12 Welsh Baccalaureate 2
13 International Baccalaureate 14
14 NVQ / SVQ 649
15 GNVQ / GSVQ 48
16 AS level or equivalent 72
17 Certificate of sixth years studies (CSYS) (Scotland) 14
18 Leaving certificate (Republic of Ireland) 12
19 Access to HE 10
20 O level or equivalent 574
21 Standard Grade or Ordinary Grade / Lower (Scotland) 53
22 GCSE/Vocational GCSE 735
23 cse 266
24 Advanced Higher/Higher/Intermediate/Access qualifications (S 41
25 Junior certificate (Republic of Ireland) 4
26 RSA/OCR 65
27 City and Guilds 206
28 YT certificate / YTP 2
29 Key Skills (Eng., W and NI)/Core Skills (Scotland) 7
30 Entry Level Qualifications 6
31 Award, Certificate or Diploma, at entry level and level 1 to 27
32 Any other professional/vocational/foreign qualifications 281
33 Don t know 34
34 None of the above 1094
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnited Kingdom Time Use Survey, 2014-2015
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