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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2018

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 6289
2 NVQ level 5 246
3 Level 8 Diploma 2
4 Level 8 Certificate 3
5 Level 7 Diploma 8
6 Level 7 Certificate 3
7 Level 8 Award 4
8 First degree/foundation degree 10482
9 Other degree 566
10 NVQ level 4 550
11 Level 6 Diploma 6
12 Level 6 Certificate 4
13 Level 7 Award 3
14 Diploma in higher education 1025
15 Level 5 Diploma 11
16 Level 5 Certificate 10
17 Level 6 Award 4
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2154
19 Teaching further education 115
20 Teaching secondary education 86
21 Teaching primary education 134
22 Teaching foundation stage 15
23 Teaching level not stated 72
24 Nursing etc 734
25 RSA higher diploma 44
26 Other higher education below degree 649
27 Level 4 Diploma 9
28 Level 4 Certificate 11
29 Level 5 Award 4
30 NVQ level 3 3204
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 44
32 Level 3 Diploma 54
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 4
34 International Baccalaureate 47
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 3
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 188
37 A-level or equivalent 4638
38 RSA advanced diploma 124
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1206
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 914
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 13
42 SCE higher or equivalent 504
43 Access qualifications 61
44 AS-level or equivalent 355
45 Trade apprenticeship 2422
46 Level 3 Certificate 28
47 Level 4 Award 2
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2235
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 1
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 96
51 RSA diploma 82
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 300
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 271
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 22
55 Level 2 Diploma 20
56 Level 2 Certificate 37
57 Scottish National Level 5 58
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 9764
59 Level 3 Award 1
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 212
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 6
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 5
64 Level 1 Diploma 10
65 Scottish National Level 4 15
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1473
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 12
68 SCOTVEC modules 1
69 RSA other 89
70 Scottish National Level 3 2
71 Scottish National below level 3 1
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 56
73 Level 1 Certificate 12
74 Level 2 Award 0
75 YT/YTP certificate 17
76 Key skills qualification 17
77 Basic skills qualification 182
78 Entry level qualification 55
79 Entry level Diploma 0
80 Entry level Certificate 1
81 Level 1 Award 3
82 Entry level Award 1
83 Other qualification 3235
84 No qualifications 5596
85 Don't know 929
-9 Does not apply 26985
-8 No answer 183
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2018
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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