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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2022

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 5772
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 1
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 54
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 19
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 22
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 104
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 8
8 First or Foundation Degree 9418
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 20
10 Other Degree 437
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 97
12 Diploma in HE 638
13 HNC/HND Higher 1552
14 Teaching - Further Education 60
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 42
16 Teaching - Primary Education 48
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 11
18 Teaching - not stated 53
19 Nursing 529
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 15
21 Other HE below Degree level 435
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 10
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 522
24 Higher Apprenticeship 78
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 31
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 41
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 3074
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 47
29 OND/ONC National 248
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 32
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 4
32 International Baccalaureate 43
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 8
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 60
35 A Level or equivalent 3526
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 118
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 115
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 10
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 6
40 National Scottish Higher 295
41 Access Qualifications 31
42 AS Level or equivalent 174
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1638
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 1215
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 12
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 24
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 4
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 28
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 90
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 12
52 Scottish National level 5 60
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 7296
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 136
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 1
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 2
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 11
59 Scottish National level 4 5
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 868
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 0
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 0
63 Diploma (14-19) 7
64 YT/YTP Certificate 7
65 Scottish National Level 3 2
66 Scottish National < Level 3 1
67 Basic Skills qualifications 71
68 National Scottish Entry Level 0
69 Entry Level qualifications 44
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 2
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 15
72 Other qualifications 1721
73 No qualifications 3451
74 DK 916
-9 Does not apply 19724
-8 No answer 188
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2022
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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