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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 5889
2 NVQ level 5 186
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 10274
9 Other degree 608
10 NVQ level 4 519
11 Level 6 Diploma 9
12 Level 6 Certificate 7
13 Level 7 Award 1
14 Diploma in higher education 1002
15 Level 5 Diploma 8
16 Level 5 Certificate 5
17 Level 6 Award 2
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2206
19 Teaching further education 120
20 Teaching secondary education 92
21 Teaching primary education 158
22 Teaching foundation stage 20
23 Teaching level not stated 68
24 Nursing etc 751
25 RSA higher diploma 33
26 Other higher education below degree 781
27 Level 4 Diploma 12
28 Level 4 Certificate 17
29 Level 5 Award 0
30 NVQ level 3 3010
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 40
32 Level 3 Diploma 46
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 8
34 International Baccalaureate 70
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 3
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 194
37 A-level or equivalent 4555
38 RSA advanced diploma 108
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1149
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 919
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 14
42 SCE higher or equivalent 467
43 Access qualifications 67
44 AS-level or equivalent 429
45 Trade apprenticeship 2427
46 Level 3 Certificate 27
47 Level 4 Award 1
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2248
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 87
51 RSA diploma 92
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 278
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 243
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 19
55 Level 2 Diploma 19
56 Level 2 Certificate 37
57 Scottish National Level 5 64
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 9816
59 Level 3 Award 2
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 237
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 12
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 4
64 Level 1 Diploma 4
65 Scottish National Level 4 3
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1371
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 13
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 66
73 Level 1 Certificate 6
74 Level 2 Award 0
75 YT/YTP certificate 21
76 Key skills qualification 9
77 Basic skills qualification 166
78 Entry level qualification 43
79 Entry level Diploma 1
80 Entry level Certificate 3
81 Level 1 Award 4
82 Entry level Award 1
83 Other qualification 3317
84 No qualifications 5903
85 Don't know 854
-9 Does not apply 26963
-8 No answer 186
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2017
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;Households;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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