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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2022

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 6582
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 2
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 100
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 21
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 29
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 95
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 6
8 First or Foundation Degree 11039
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 35
10 Other Degree 585
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 110
12 Diploma in HE 763
13 HNC/HND Higher 1805
14 Teaching - Further Education 76
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 63
16 Teaching - Primary Education 65
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 19
18 Teaching - not stated 78
19 Nursing 634
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 20
21 Other HE below Degree level 492
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 17
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 623
24 Higher Apprenticeship 79
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 38
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 49
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 3637
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 43
29 OND/ONC National 286
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 44
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 2
32 International Baccalaureate 44
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 0
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 72
35 A Level or equivalent 4097
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 124
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 126
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 12
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 13
40 National Scottish Higher 364
41 Access Qualifications 30
42 AS Level or equivalent 170
43 Trade Apprenticeship 2032
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 1507
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 25
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 31
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 8
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 36
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 105
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 19
52 Scottish National level 5 64
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 8483
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 142
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 4
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 5
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 3
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 29
59 Scottish National level 4 4
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 1114
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 5
66 Scottish National < Level 3 2
67 Basic Skills qualifications 98
68 National Scottish Entry Level 2
69 Entry Level qualifications 43
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 3
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 15
72 Other qualifications 2117
73 No qualifications 4673
74 DK 1250
-9 Does not apply 23990
-8 No answer 569
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2022
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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