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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, January - March, 2024

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 4553
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 0
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 60
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 12
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 18
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 109
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 4
8 First or Foundation Degree 7853
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 39
10 Other Degree 298
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 82
12 Diploma in HE 508
13 HNC/HND Higher 1134
14 Teaching - Further Education 42
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 25
16 Teaching - Primary Education 42
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 6
18 Teaching - not stated 39
19 Nursing 402
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 11
21 Other HE below Degree level 423
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 10
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 365
24 Higher Apprenticeship 78
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 28
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 24
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 2361
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 37
29 OND/ONC National 169
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 31
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 3
32 International Baccalaureate 23
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 2
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 43
35 A Level or equivalent 2777
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 87
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 112
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 6
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 17
40 National Scottish Higher 225
41 Access Qualifications 13
42 AS Level or equivalent 164
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1235
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 986
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 15
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 25
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 1
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 1
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 19
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 52
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 16
52 Scottish National level 5 66
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 5840
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 114
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 1
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 0
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 6
59 Scottish National level 4 5
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 666
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 0
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 1
63 Diploma (14-19) 5
64 YT/YTP Certificate 12
65 Scottish National Level 3 1
66 Scottish National < Level 3 1
67 Basic Skills qualifications 58
68 National Scottish Entry Level 0
69 Entry Level qualifications 18
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 2
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 9
72 Other qualifications 1309
73 No qualifications 2821
74 DK 675
-9 Does not apply 16301
-8 No answer 133
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, January - March, 2024
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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