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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 6413
2 NVQ level 5 238
3 Level 8 Diploma 5
4 Level 8 Certificate 3
5 Level 7 Diploma 6
6 Level 7 Certificate 3
7 Level 8 Award 2
8 First degree/foundation degree 10860
9 Other degree 579
10 NVQ level 4 522
11 Level 6 Diploma 5
12 Level 6 Certificate 5
13 Level 7 Award 1
14 Diploma in higher education 975
15 Level 5 Diploma 8
16 Level 5 Certificate 8
17 Level 6 Award 4
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2269
19 Teaching further education 114
20 Teaching secondary education 90
21 Teaching primary education 151
22 Teaching foundation stage 16
23 Teaching level not stated 48
24 Nursing etc 765
25 RSA higher diploma 37
26 Other higher education below degree 745
27 Level 4 Diploma 9
28 Level 4 Certificate 8
29 Level 5 Award 2
30 NVQ level 3 3151
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 44
32 Level 3 Diploma 68
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 5
34 International Baccalaureate 55
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 1
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 181
37 A-level or equivalent 4824
38 RSA advanced diploma 118
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1340
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 931
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 21
42 SCE higher or equivalent 514
43 Access qualifications 67
44 AS-level or equivalent 404
45 Trade apprenticeship 2484
46 Level 3 Certificate 34
47 Level 4 Award 0
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2361
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 88
51 RSA diploma 81
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 294
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 296
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 22
55 Level 2 Diploma 12
56 Level 2 Certificate 39
57 Scottish National Level 5 53
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 10086
59 Level 3 Award 5
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 231
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 7
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 7
64 Level 1 Diploma 5
65 Scottish National Level 4 9
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1510
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 14
68 SCOTVEC modules 2
69 RSA other 100
70 Scottish National Level 3 2
71 Scottish National below level 3 1
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 60
73 Level 1 Certificate 10
74 Level 2 Award 1
75 YT/YTP certificate 18
76 Key skills qualification 15
77 Basic skills qualification 205
78 Entry level qualification 51
79 Entry level Diploma 0
80 Entry level Certificate 3
81 Level 1 Award 5
82 Entry level Award 2
83 Other qualification 3536
84 No qualifications 6043
85 Don't know 887
-9 Does not apply 26916
-8 No answer 213
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2017
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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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