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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2024

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 5708
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 0
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 59
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 19
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 20
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 115
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 4
8 First or Foundation Degree 9409
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 27
10 Other Degree 387
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 86
12 Diploma in HE 576
13 HNC/HND Higher 1250
14 Teaching - Further Education 54
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 33
16 Teaching - Primary Education 45
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 8
18 Teaching - not stated 36
19 Nursing 454
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 13
21 Other HE below Degree level 452
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 11
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 489
24 Higher Apprenticeship 87
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 40
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 48
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 2840
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 47
29 OND/ONC National 195
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 42
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 3
32 International Baccalaureate 39
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 1
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 45
35 A Level or equivalent 3281
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 98
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 121
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 5
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 11
40 National Scottish Higher 298
41 Access Qualifications 15
42 AS Level or equivalent 155
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1363
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 1109
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 18
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 23
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 3
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 20
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 69
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 14
52 Scottish National level 5 88
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 6724
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 125
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 0
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 3
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 10
59 Scottish National level 4 10
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 805
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 1
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 0
63 Diploma (14-19) 7
64 YT/YTP Certificate 15
65 Scottish National Level 3 3
66 Scottish National < Level 3 0
67 Basic Skills qualifications 68
68 National Scottish Entry Level 0
69 Entry Level qualifications 28
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 0
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 6
72 Other qualifications 1539
73 No qualifications 3022
74 DK 820
-9 Does not apply 18634
-8 No answer 147
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 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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