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Innovation Panel Variable

qfhigh_dv

Highest educational qualification ever reported

Current status highest educational qualification. The information is updated each year to include the most recent qualifications of new entrants and existing panel members. The highest qualification derived variable is fed forward and then updated with new qualifications obtained.

Datafile

indresp_ip

Derived variable note:

Current status highest educational qualification. The information is updated each year to include the most recent qualifications of new entrants and existing panel members. The highest qualification derived variable is fed forward and then updated with new qualifications obtained.

Derived variable note:

Uses NQFHIGH_DV on data file INDRESP/

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	95	3.81%
Higher degree	1	308	12.35%
1st degree or equivalent	2	536	21.49%
Diploma in he	3	171	6.86%
Teaching qual not pgce	4	49	1.96%
Nursing/other med qual	5	35	1.4%
Other higher degree	6	5	0.2%
A level	7	276	11.07%
Welsh baccalaureate	8	1	0.04%
I'nationl baccalaureate	9	1	0.04%
AS level	10	22	0.88%
Highers (scot)	11	35	1.4%
Cert 6th year studies	12	3	0.12%
GCSE/O level	13	591	23.7%
Standard/o/lower	15	20	0.8%
Other school cert	16	41	1.64%
None of the above	96	305	12.23%
	Total	2494	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	125	4.39%
Higher degree	1	319	11.2%
1st degree or equivalent	2	595	20.9%
Diploma in he	3	197	6.92%
Teaching qual not pgce	4	54	1.9%
Nursing/other med qual	5	44	1.55%
Other higher degree	6	5	0.18%
A level	7	296	10.4%
Welsh baccalaureate	8	2	0.07%
I'nationl baccalaureate	9	1	0.04%
AS level	10	27	0.95%
Highers (scot)	11	47	1.65%
Cert 6th year studies	12	3	0.11%
GCSE/O level	13	684	24.03%
Standard/o/lower	15	26	0.91%
Other school cert	16	53	1.86%
None of the above	96	364	12.79%
	Total	2847	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.29%
inapplicable	-8	111	4.08%
Higher degree	1	299	10.99%
1st degree or equivalent	2	573	21.07%
Diploma in he	3	193	7.1%
Teaching qual not pgce	4	56	2.06%
Nursing/other med qual	5	36	1.32%
Other higher degree	6	3	0.11%
A level	7	283	10.4%
Welsh baccalaureate	8	1	0.04%
I'nationl baccalaureate	9	3	0.11%
AS level	10	30	1.1%
Highers (scot)	11	37	1.36%
Cert 6th year studies	12	4	0.15%
GCSE/O level	13	659	24.23%
Standard/o/lower	15	21	0.77%
Other school cert	16	51	1.88%
None of the above	96	352	12.94%
	Total	2720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	0.85%
inapplicable	-8	118	3.85%
Higher degree	1	345	11.27%
1st degree or equivalent	2	651	21.27%
Diploma in he	3	203	6.63%
Teaching qual not pgce	4	58	1.89%
Nursing/other med qual	5	41	1.34%
Other higher degree	6	5	0.16%
A level	7	323	10.55%
Welsh baccalaureate	8	1	0.03%
I'nationl baccalaureate	9	3	0.1%
AS level	10	28	0.91%
Highers (scot)	11	47	1.54%
Cert 6th year studies	12	4	0.13%
GCSE/O level	13	747	24.4%
Standard/o/lower	15	21	0.69%
Other school cert	16	60	1.96%
None of the above	96	380	12.41%
	Total	3061	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	45	1.99%
Higher degree	1	247	10.9%
1st degree or equivalent	2	423	18.66%
Diploma in he	3	178	7.85%
Teaching qual not pgce	4	44	1.94%
Nursing/other med qual	5	37	1.63%
Other higher degree	6	5	0.22%
A level	7	222	9.79%
Welsh baccalaureate	8	2	0.09%
I'nationl baccalaureate	9	2	0.09%
AS level	10	27	1.19%
Highers (scot)	11	36	1.59%
Cert 6th year studies	12	3	0.13%
GCSE/O level	13	581	25.63%
Standard/o/lower	15	23	1.01%
Other school cert	16	43	1.9%
None of the above	96	345	15.22%
	Total	2267	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	55	2.49%
Higher degree	1	227	10.26%
1st degree or equivalent	2	383	17.31%
Diploma in he	3	161	7.28%
Teaching qual not pgce	4	49	2.21%
Nursing/other med qual	5	32	1.45%
Other higher degree	6	2	0.09%
A level	7	220	9.94%
Welsh baccalaureate	8	4	0.18%
I'nationl baccalaureate	9	1	0.05%
AS level	10	23	1.04%
Highers (scot)	11	31	1.4%
Cert 6th year studies	12	2	0.09%
GCSE/O level	13	580	26.21%
Standard/o/lower	15	20	0.9%
Other school cert	16	48	2.17%
None of the above	96	374	16.9%
	Total	2213	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.6%
inapplicable	-8	77	2.58%
Higher degree	1	291	9.73%
1st degree or equivalent	2	470	15.72%
Diploma in he	3	214	7.16%
Teaching qual not pgce	4	55	1.84%
Nursing/other med qual	5	48	1.61%
Other higher degree	6	3	0.1%
A level	7	290	9.7%
Welsh baccalaureate	8	5	0.17%
I'nationl baccalaureate	9	3	0.1%
AS level	10	45	1.51%
Highers (scot)	11	47	1.57%
Cert 6th year studies	12	3	0.1%
GCSE/O level	13	806	26.96%
Standard/o/lower	15	31	1.04%
Other school cert	16	63	2.11%
None of the above	96	521	17.42%
	Total	2990	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.78%
inapplicable	-8	58	2.26%
Higher degree	1	247	9.61%
1st degree or equivalent	2	389	15.14%
Diploma in he	3	201	7.82%
Teaching qual not pgce	4	54	2.1%
Nursing/other med qual	5	34	1.32%
Other higher degree	6	1	0.04%
A level	7	224	8.72%
Welsh baccalaureate	8	4	0.16%
I'nationl baccalaureate	9	3	0.12%
AS level	10	50	1.95%
Highers (scot)	11	41	1.6%
Cert 6th year studies	12	2	0.08%
GCSE/O level	13	681	26.5%
Standard/o/lower	15	28	1.09%
Other school cert	16	64	2.49%
None of the above	96	469	18.25%
	Total	2570	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	35	1.55%
Higher degree	1	213	9.41%
1st degree or equivalent	2	316	13.96%
Diploma in he	3	178	7.87%
Teaching qual not pgce	4	52	2.3%
Nursing/other med qual	5	27	1.19%
Other higher degree	6	1	0.04%
A level	7	200	8.84%
Welsh baccalaureate	8	3	0.13%
I'nationl baccalaureate	9	2	0.09%
AS level	10	41	1.81%
Highers (scot)	11	34	1.5%
Cert 6th year studies	12	1	0.04%
GCSE/O level	13	649	28.68%
Standard/o/lower	15	29	1.28%
Other school cert	16	48	2.12%
None of the above	96	404	17.85%
	Total	2263	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	39	1.64%
Higher degree	1	226	9.5%
1st degree or equivalent	2	343	14.42%
Diploma in he	3	189	7.95%
Teaching qual not pgce	4	57	2.4%
Nursing/other med qual	5	32	1.35%
Other higher degree	6	1	0.04%
A level	7	217	9.13%
Welsh baccalaureate	8	1	0.04%
I'nationl baccalaureate	9	2	0.08%
AS level	10	39	1.64%
Highers (scot)	11	39	1.64%
Cert 6th year studies	12	1	0.04%
GCSE/O level	13	657	27.63%
Standard/o/lower	15	30	1.26%
Other school cert	16	57	2.4%
None of the above	96	445	18.71%
	Total	2378	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	31	1.28%
Higher degree	1	234	9.7%
1st degree or equivalent	2	332	13.76%
Diploma in he	3	197	8.16%
Teaching qual not pgce	4	56	2.32%
Nursing/other med qual	5	33	1.37%
Other higher degree	6	1	0.04%
A level	7	215	8.91%
Welsh baccalaureate	8	1	0.04%
I'nationl baccalaureate	9	4	0.17%
AS level	10	34	1.41%
Highers (scot)	11	39	1.62%
GCSE/O level	13	670	27.77%
Standard/o/lower	15	27	1.12%
Other school cert	16	61	2.53%
None of the above	96	476	19.73%
	Total	2413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.23%
inapplicable	-8	13	0.6%
Higher degree	1	220	10.24%
1st degree or equivalent	2	265	12.33%
Diploma in he	3	153	7.12%
Teaching qual not pgce	4	49	2.28%
Nursing/other med qual	5	28	1.3%
Other higher degree	6	1	0.05%
A level	7	196	9.12%
Welsh baccalaureate	8	1	0.05%
I'nationl baccalaureate	9	3	0.14%
AS level	10	26	1.21%
Highers (scot)	11	39	1.81%
GCSE/O level	13	614	28.57%
Standard/o/lower	15	25	1.16%
Other school cert	16	60	2.79%
None of the above	96	451	20.99%
	Total	2149	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.61%
inapplicable	-8	792	36.97%
Higher degree	1	94	4.39%
1st degree or equivalent	2	134	6.26%
Diploma in he	3	71	3.31%
Teaching qual not pgce	4	25	1.17%
Nursing/other med qual	5	17	0.79%
Other higher degree	6	4	0.19%
A level	7	108	5.04%
Welsh baccalaureate	8	1	0.05%
I'nationl baccalaureate	9	2	0.09%
AS level	10	32	1.49%
Highers (scot)	11	24	1.12%
GCSE/O level	13	367	17.13%
Standard/o/lower	15	16	0.75%
Other school cert	16	24	1.12%
None of the above	96	418	19.51%
	Total	2142	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.42%
inapplicable	-8	984	41.26%
Higher degree	1	92	3.86%
1st degree or equivalent	2	135	5.66%
Diploma in he	3	72	3.02%
Teaching qual not pgce	4	19	0.8%
Nursing/other med qual	5	19	0.8%
Other higher degree	6	1	0.04%
A level	7	119	4.99%
Welsh baccalaureate	8	1	0.04%
I'nationl baccalaureate	9	3	0.13%
AS level	10	26	1.09%
Highers (scot)	11	22	0.92%
GCSE/O level	13	392	16.44%
Standard/o/lower	15	18	0.75%
Other school cert	16	28	1.17%
None of the above	96	444	18.62%
	Total	2385	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	1203	68.51%
Higher degree	1	33	1.88%
1st degree or equivalent	2	35	1.99%
Diploma in he	3	27	1.54%
Teaching qual not pgce	4	4	0.23%
Nursing/other med qual	5	7	0.4%
Other higher degree	6	1	0.06%
A level	7	32	1.82%
I'nationl baccalaureate	9	1	0.06%
AS level	10	10	0.57%
Highers (scot)	11	6	0.34%
GCSE/O level	13	106	6.04%
Standard/o/lower	15	5	0.28%
Other school cert	16	18	1.03%
None of the above	96	256	14.58%
	Total	1756	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.21%
inapplicable	-8	1463	78.24%
Higher degree	1	17	0.91%
1st degree or equivalent	2	21	1.12%
Diploma in he	3	17	0.91%
Teaching qual not pgce	4	4	0.21%
Nursing/other med qual	5	9	0.48%
A level	7	27	1.44%
I'nationl baccalaureate	9	1	0.05%
AS level	10	12	0.64%
Highers (scot)	11	4	0.21%
GCSE/O level	13	76	4.06%
Standard/o/lower	15	2	0.11%
Other school cert	16	19	1.02%
None of the above	96	194	10.37%
	Total	1870	100.0%

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