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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 5887
2 NVQ level 5 200
3 Level 8 Diploma 4
4 Level 8 Certificate 3
5 Level 7 Diploma 10
6 Level 7 Certificate 7
7 Level 8 Award 1
8 First degree/foundation degree 10310
9 Other degree 597
10 NVQ level 4 478
11 Level 6 Diploma 4
12 Level 6 Certificate 8
13 Level 7 Award 0
14 Diploma in higher education 1013
15 Level 5 Diploma 5
16 Level 5 Certificate 7
17 Level 6 Award 1
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2228
19 Teaching further education 118
20 Teaching secondary education 87
21 Teaching primary education 168
22 Teaching foundation stage 16
23 Teaching level not stated 84
24 Nursing etc 727
25 RSA higher diploma 40
26 Other higher education below degree 774
27 Level 4 Diploma 12
28 Level 4 Certificate 20
29 Level 5 Award 0
30 NVQ level 3 3069
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 42
32 Level 3 Diploma 31
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 9
34 International Baccalaureate 68
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 1
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 190
37 A-level or equivalent 4479
38 RSA advanced diploma 116
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1165
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 943
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 20
42 SCE higher or equivalent 460
43 Access qualifications 62
44 AS-level or equivalent 453
45 Trade apprenticeship 2437
46 Level 3 Certificate 29
47 Level 4 Award 0
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2325
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 91
51 RSA diploma 92
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 301
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 226
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 24
55 Level 2 Diploma 17
56 Level 2 Certificate 29
57 Scottish National Level 5 53
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 9798
59 Level 3 Award 2
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 235
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 12
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 4
64 Level 1 Diploma 7
65 Scottish National Level 4 4
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1477
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 15
68 SCOTVEC modules 3
69 RSA other 106
70 Scottish National Level 3 1
71 Scottish National below level 3 1
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 53
73 Level 1 Certificate 9
74 Level 2 Award 0
75 YT/YTP certificate 19
76 Key skills qualification 13
77 Basic skills qualification 186
78 Entry level qualification 49
79 Entry level Diploma 0
80 Entry level Certificate 2
81 Level 1 Award 5
82 Entry level Award 0
83 Other qualification 3321
84 No qualifications 5790
85 Don't know 826
-9 Does not apply 26708
-8 No answer 219
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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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