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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, January - March, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 6132
2 NVQ level 5 195
3 Level 8 Diploma 3
4 Level 8 Certificate 3
5 Level 7 Diploma 9
6 Level 7 Certificate 7
7 Level 8 Award 1
8 First degree/foundation degree 10893
9 Other degree 631
10 NVQ level 4 543
11 Level 6 Diploma 10
12 Level 6 Certificate 7
13 Level 7 Award 1
14 Diploma in higher education 1046
15 Level 5 Diploma 8
16 Level 5 Certificate 5
17 Level 6 Award 3
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2312
19 Teaching further education 129
20 Teaching secondary education 92
21 Teaching primary education 165
22 Teaching foundation stage 21
23 Teaching level not stated 70
24 Nursing etc 784
25 RSA higher diploma 34
26 Other higher education below degree 825
27 Level 4 Diploma 12
28 Level 4 Certificate 17
29 Level 5 Award 0
30 NVQ level 3 3149
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 44
32 Level 3 Diploma 49
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 10
34 International Baccalaureate 79
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 3
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 204
37 A-level or equivalent 5005
38 RSA advanced diploma 110
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1218
40 City and Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 971
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 14
42 SCE higher or equivalent 507
43 Access qualifications 70
44 AS-level or equivalent 453
45 Trade apprenticeship 2554
46 Level 3 Certificate 28
47 Level 4 Award 1
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2362
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 94
51 RSA diploma 93
52 City and Guilds Craft/Part 2 291
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 255
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 19
55 Level 2 Diploma 21
56 Level 2 Certificate 38
57 Scottish National Level 5 73
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 10280
59 Level 3 Award 2
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 248
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 12
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 4
64 Level 1 Diploma 6
65 Scottish National Level 4 3
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1455
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 14
68 SCOTVEC modules 3
69 RSA other 109
70 Scottish National Level 3 1
71 Scottish National below level 3 1
72 City and Guilds foundation/Part 1 68
73 Level 1 Certificate 6
74 Level 2 Award 0
75 YT/YTP certificate 22
76 Key skills qualification 9
77 Basic skills qualification 174
78 Entry level qualification 46
79 Entry level Diploma 1
80 Entry level Certificate 3
81 Level 1 Award 4
82 Entry level Award 1
83 Other qualification 3515
84 No qualifications 6190
85 Don't know 922
-9 Does not apply 27212
-8 No answer 197
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, January - March, 2017
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeUntil 2015, data were produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year. From January 2015, the household datasets are produced for each quarter.
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