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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, January - March, 2022

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 5838
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 3
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 97
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 12
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 25
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 70
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 4
8 First or Foundation Degree 9538
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 38
10 Other Degree 590
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 103
12 Diploma in HE 682
13 HNC/HND Higher 1575
14 Teaching - Further Education 70
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 63
16 Teaching - Primary Education 73
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 19
18 Teaching - not stated 75
19 Nursing 552
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 20
21 Other HE below Degree level 395
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 17
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 510
24 Higher Apprenticeship 65
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 24
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 46
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 3070
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 32
29 OND/ONC National 258
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 34
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 1
32 International Baccalaureate 31
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 0
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 55
35 A Level or equivalent 3537
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 121
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 107
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 7
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 16
40 National Scottish Higher 335
41 Access Qualifications 17
42 AS Level or equivalent 143
43 Trade Apprenticeship 2717
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 1285
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 16
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 29
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 6
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 23
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 97
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 16
52 Scottish National level 5 64
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 7109
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 124
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 3
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 6
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 31
59 Scottish National level 4 3
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 972
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 0
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 0
63 Diploma (14-19) 7
64 YT/YTP Certificate 10
65 Scottish National Level 3 6
66 Scottish National < Level 3 3
67 Basic Skills qualifications 79
68 National Scottish Entry Level 2
69 Entry Level qualifications 46
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 4
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 10
72 Other qualifications 1765
73 No qualifications 3766
74 DK 1064
-9 Does not apply 24990
-8 No answer 9728
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, January - March, 2022
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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