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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 6528
2 NVQ level 5 245
3 Level 8 Diploma 6
4 Level 8 Certificate 5
5 Level 7 Diploma 8
6 Level 7 Certificate 4
7 Level 8 Award 6
8 First degree/foundation degree 11009
9 Other degree 581
10 NVQ level 4 530
11 Level 6 Diploma 6
12 Level 6 Certificate 5
13 Level 7 Award 4
14 Diploma in higher education 1050
15 Level 5 Diploma 12
16 Level 5 Certificate 12
17 Level 6 Award 4
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2307
19 Teaching further education 119
20 Teaching secondary education 95
21 Teaching primary education 153
22 Teaching foundation stage 17
23 Teaching level not stated 62
24 Nursing etc 780
25 RSA higher diploma 48
26 Other higher education below degree 652
27 Level 4 Diploma 7
28 Level 4 Certificate 13
29 Level 5 Award 4
30 NVQ level 3 3216
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 59
32 Level 3 Diploma 58
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 4
34 International Baccalaureate 64
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 2
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 203
37 A-level or equivalent 5139
38 RSA advanced diploma 123
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1310
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 942
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 14
42 SCE higher or equivalent 554
43 Access qualifications 66
44 AS-level or equivalent 363
45 Trade apprenticeship 2519
46 Level 3 Certificate 30
47 Level 4 Award 1
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2298
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 1
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 96
51 RSA diploma 84
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 289
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 286
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 23
55 Level 2 Diploma 22
56 Level 2 Certificate 41
57 Scottish National Level 5 54
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 10252
59 Level 3 Award 4
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 224
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 10
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 5
64 Level 1 Diploma 5
65 Scottish National Level 4 14
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1578
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 17
68 SCOTVEC modules 1
69 RSA other 110
70 Scottish National Level 3 1
71 Scottish National below level 3 1
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 68
73 Level 1 Certificate 7
74 Level 2 Award 0
75 YT/YTP certificate 22
76 Key skills qualification 12
77 Basic skills qualification 198
78 Entry level qualification 50
79 Entry level Diploma 0
80 Entry level Certificate 3
81 Level 1 Award 3
82 Entry level Award 1
83 Other qualification 3487
84 No qualifications 5743
85 Don't know 926
-9 Does not apply 27147
-8 No answer 194
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 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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