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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2023

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 4047
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 0
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 49
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 8
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 11
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 77
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 9
8 First or Foundation Degree 6655
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 23
10 Other Degree 271
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 68
12 Diploma in HE 447
13 HNC/HND Higher 1005
14 Teaching - Further Education 44
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 26
16 Teaching - Primary Education 31
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 9
18 Teaching - not stated 41
19 Nursing 397
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 10
21 Other HE below Degree level 328
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 6
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 306
24 Higher Apprenticeship 72
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 18
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 25
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 2113
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 14
29 OND/ONC National 154
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 27
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 4
32 International Baccalaureate 25
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 7
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 48
35 A Level or equivalent 2521
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 81
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 81
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 9
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 13
40 National Scottish Higher 165
41 Access Qualifications 16
42 AS Level or equivalent 141
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1173
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 799
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 16
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 24
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 1
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 20
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 61
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 13
52 Scottish National level 5 51
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 5103
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 116
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 1
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 4
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 4
59 Scottish National level 4 3
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 571
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 0
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 0
63 Diploma (14-19) 4
64 YT/YTP Certificate 6
65 Scottish National Level 3 3
66 Scottish National < Level 3 1
67 Basic Skills qualifications 50
68 National Scottish Entry Level 1
69 Entry Level qualifications 17
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 0
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 8
72 Other qualifications 1132
73 No qualifications 2542
74 DK 609
-9 Does not apply 14123
-8 No answer 152
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 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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