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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Household Dataset, April - June, 2023

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 4924
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 0
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 55
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 13
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 11
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 83
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 9
8 First or Foundation Degree 8005
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 27
10 Other Degree 363
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 76
12 Diploma in HE 581
13 HNC/HND Higher 1251
14 Teaching - Further Education 55
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 38
16 Teaching - Primary Education 48
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 8
18 Teaching - not stated 46
19 Nursing 483
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 15
21 Other HE below Degree level 380
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 8
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 398
24 Higher Apprenticeship 71
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 25
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 37
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 2501
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 30
29 OND/ONC National 198
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 26
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 2
32 International Baccalaureate 39
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 11
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 57
35 A Level or equivalent 2916
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 100
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 86
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 10
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 15
40 National Scottish Higher 212
41 Access Qualifications 22
42 AS Level or equivalent 164
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1380
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 977
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 11
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 17
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 1
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 21
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 68
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 14
52 Scottish National level 5 53
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 6124
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 118
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 1
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 4
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 7
59 Scottish National level 4 2
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 653
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 0
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 0
63 Diploma (14-19) 8
64 YT/YTP Certificate 10
65 Scottish National Level 3 3
66 Scottish National < Level 3 0
67 Basic Skills qualifications 56
68 National Scottish Entry Level 0
69 Entry Level qualifications 25
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 0
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 13
72 Other qualifications 1418
73 No qualifications 3115
74 DK 739
-9 Does not apply 17120
-8 No answer 154
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, Household Dataset, April - June, 2023
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeUntil 2015, data were produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year. From January 2015, the household datasets are produced for each quarter.
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