Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2017: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey

Variable Details

Variableeducation
LabelY13A. What is the highest qualification you have?
Question text What is the highest qualification you have? Please take your answer from this card and just give me the number next to it.
Responses
-999 Not stated 0
-2 Refused 3
0 No qualification 489
1 Postgraduate degree 210
2 First degree 335
3 Univ/poly diploma 80
4 Teaching qualification 45
5 Nursing qualification 45
6 HNC/HND, City and Guilds level 4, NVQ/SVQ 4/5 178
7 A level or equivalent 138
8 Scottish Higher or equivalent 11
9 ONC/OND, City and Guilds level 3, NVQ/SVQ 3 120
10 GCSE A*-C, CSE grade 1, O level grade A-C 233
11 Scottish Standard grades, Ordinary bands 11
12 GCSE D-G, CSE grades 2-5, O level D-E 65
13 City and Guilds level 2, NVQ/SVQ 2 and equivalent 94
14 City and Guilds level 1, NVQ/SVQ 1 and equivalent 37
15 Clerical and commercial qualifications 35
16 Recognised trade apprenticeship 30
17 Youth training certificate, skill seekers 0
18 Other technical, professional or higher qualification 25
19 AAT/ACA/ Accountancy qualifications 6
20 hgv 4
21 Refused 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2017: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey
Interviewer InstructionsIf qualification is not in list, probe for equivalent if possible.
UniverseBritish Electorate (eligible voters)
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample