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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 6236
2 NVQ level 5 239
3 Level 8 Diploma 6
4 Level 8 Certificate 5
5 Level 7 Diploma 8
6 Level 7 Certificate 4
7 Level 8 Award 5
8 First degree/foundation degree 10404
9 Other degree 555
10 NVQ level 4 515
11 Level 6 Diploma 6
12 Level 6 Certificate 5
13 Level 7 Award 3
14 Diploma in higher education 1018
15 Level 5 Diploma 12
16 Level 5 Certificate 12
17 Level 6 Award 4
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2202
19 Teaching further education 112
20 Teaching secondary education 91
21 Teaching primary education 148
22 Teaching foundation stage 16
23 Teaching level not stated 61
24 Nursing etc 751
25 RSA higher diploma 46
26 Other higher education below degree 635
27 Level 4 Diploma 7
28 Level 4 Certificate 12
29 Level 5 Award 4
30 NVQ level 3 3094
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 52
32 Level 3 Diploma 55
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 4
34 International Baccalaureate 51
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 2
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 194
37 A-level or equivalent 4642
38 RSA advanced diploma 122
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1227
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 896
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 14
42 SCE higher or equivalent 521
43 Access qualifications 61
44 AS-level or equivalent 339
45 Trade apprenticeship 2420
46 Level 3 Certificate 29
47 Level 4 Award 1
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2209
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 1
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 93
51 RSA diploma 82
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 282
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 272
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 22
55 Level 2 Diploma 22
56 Level 2 Certificate 38
57 Scottish National Level 5 48
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 9794
59 Level 3 Award 4
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 213
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 9
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 5
64 Level 1 Diploma 4
65 Scottish National Level 4 14
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1508
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 16
68 SCOTVEC modules 1
69 RSA other 109
70 Scottish National Level 3 1
71 Scottish National below level 3 1
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 65
73 Level 1 Certificate 7
74 Level 2 Award 0
75 YT/YTP certificate 21
76 Key skills qualification 12
77 Basic skills qualification 183
78 Entry level qualification 49
79 Entry level Diploma 0
80 Entry level Certificate 3
81 Level 1 Award 3
82 Entry level Award 1
83 Other qualification 3324
84 No qualifications 5507
85 Don't know 864
-9 Does not apply 26911
-8 No answer 182
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2017
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
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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