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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, December 2020 - February 2021

Variable Details

VariableHITQUA15
LabelHighest qualification training leads to
Responses
1 Higher degree 681
2 NVQ level 5 27
3 Level 8 Diploma 1
4 Level 8 Certificate 1
5 Level 7 Diploma 4
6 Level 7 Certificate 1
7 Level 8 Award 0
8 First degree 1379
9 Other degree 221
10 NVQ level 4 34
11 Level 6 Diploma 5
12 Level 6 Certificate 4
13 Level 7 Award 0
14 Diploma in higher education 117
15 Level 5 Diploma 4
16 Level 5 Certificate 1
17 Level 6 Award 0
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 92
19 Teaching qualification 80
20 Nursing 94
21 OCR higher 0
22 Other higher education below degree 52
23 Level 4 Diploma 4
24 Level 4 certificate 3
25 Level 5 award 0
26 NVQ level 3 160
27 Progression or advanced diploma 21
28 Level 3 Diploma 13
29 Advanced Welsh Bac 0
30 International Bac 9
31 Scottish Baccalaureate 1
32 A level or equivalent 943
33 OCR advanced 0
34 Ond/onc,btec/scotvec/national level etc 172
35 City& Guilds advanced craft part 3 25
36 SCE higher or equivalent 48
37 Access to Higher Education 21
38 A/S level or equivalent 37
39 Trade apprenticeship 305
40 Level 3 certificate 1
41 Level 4 award 1
42 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 102
43 Intermediate Welsh baccalaureate 1
44 OCR intermediate 0
45 City and Guilds craft part 2 10
46 Btec/scotvec first or general diploma etc 35
47 Higher Diploma (14-19) 4
48 Level 2 diploma 4
49 Level 2 certificate 4
50 Scottish National level 5 20
51 O level/GCSE or equiv 344
52 Level 3 award 3
53 NVQ level 1 or equiv 23
54 Foundation Welsh baccalaureate 0
55 Foundation Diploma 5
56 Level 1 Diploma 0
57 Scottish National level 4 1
58 Btec/scotvec first or general certificate etc 17
59 Scotvec modules or equiv 1
60 OCR basic 1
61 Scottish National level 3 0
62 Scottish National below level 3 4
63 City and Guilds foundation part 1 10
64 Level 1 certificate 7
65 Level 2 award 1
66 Key skills qualification 14
67 Basic skills qualification 30
68 Entry level qualification 7
69 Entry level diploma 2
70 Entry level certificate 8
71 Level 1 award 2
72 Entry level award 0
73 Other qualification 1078
74 No qualification 48868
75 Don't know 124
-9 Does not apply 24007
-8 No answer 50
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, December 2020 - February 2021
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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