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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2024

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 6094
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 0
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 67
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 18
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 21
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 139
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 5
8 First or Foundation Degree 10068
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 38
10 Other Degree 406
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 90
12 Diploma in HE 664
13 HNC/HND Higher 1373
14 Teaching - Further Education 65
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 35
16 Teaching - Primary Education 45
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 11
18 Teaching - not stated 48
19 Nursing 445
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 12
21 Other HE below Degree level 503
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 14
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 503
24 Higher Apprenticeship 89
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 35
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 55
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 3097
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 39
29 OND/ONC National 202
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 46
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 2
32 International Baccalaureate 46
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 2
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 50
35 A Level or equivalent 3465
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 88
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 139
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 6
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 12
40 National Scottish Higher 354
41 Access Qualifications 16
42 AS Level or equivalent 166
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1490
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 1183
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 25
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 33
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 4
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 28
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 67
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 19
52 Scottish National level 5 104
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 7237
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 142
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 0
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 5
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 9
59 Scottish National level 4 12
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 848
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 1
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 0
63 Diploma (14-19) 5
64 YT/YTP Certificate 16
65 Scottish National Level 3 3
66 Scottish National < Level 3 0
67 Basic Skills qualifications 70
68 National Scottish Entry Level 0
69 Entry Level qualifications 28
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 2
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 9
72 Other qualifications 1615
73 No qualifications 3154
74 DK 818
-9 Does not apply 19609
-8 No answer 165
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 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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