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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Community Life Survey, 2016-2017

Variable Details

VariableEdQual
LabelHighest level of qualification held
Question text Starting from the top of this list, please look down the list of qualifications and select the first one you come to that you have passed.
Responses
1 Higher degree/ postgraduate qualifications 1543
2 First degree (including BEd) / Postgraduate Diplomas/Certif 1553
3 Diplomas in higher education/ other HE qualification / HNC/H 870
4 A/AS levels / SCE higher / Scottish Certificate 6th Year Stu 1060
5 Trade Apprenticeships 235
6 O level/GCSE Grades A*-C/ SCE Standard/Ordina ry Grades 1-3 1362
7 O level/GCSE Grades D-G/ SCE Standard/Ordina ry Grades below 496
8 Other qualifications including overseas 476
-9 Refused 345
-8 Don't Know 30
-1 Item not applicable 2286
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationCommunity Life Survey, 2016-2017
UniverseLocation of units of observation:National;Population:Adults (aged 16 years and over) resident in England, during 2016-17.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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