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Mainstage Variable

paedqf

father's educational qualifications

Father’s educational qualifications.

See MAEDQF

Datafiles

Index term

Variable note:

Fathers educational qualifications. Related question only asked during sample months JA1 to JU1 (January to June 2009). Collected of remaining sample members at Wave 2.

See MAEDQF

Uses W_PAEDQF on data file W_INDRESPUses BM_PAEDHI on data file BM_INDRESP/

Derived variable note:

Father's educational qualifications.

See MAEDQF

Derived variable note:

Uses W_PAEDQF on data file W_INDRESP
Uses BM_PAEDHI on data file BM_INDRESP/

Question asked in the latest wave:

familybackground_w15.paedqf

Question label:

Father's educational qualifications

Question text:

Which of these best describes the type of qualifications your father gained?

Question universe:

if [(ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint 1] // New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83157696.12%
proxy-7740.23%
refusal-2100.03%
don't know-1920.28%
He did not go to school at all1350.11%
He left school with no qualifications or certificates22590.79%
He left school with some qualifications or certificates33250.99%
He gained post school quals or certs (e.g. City & Guilds)41970.6%
He gained a university degree or higher degree51960.6%
Other97850.26%
Total32849100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82689775.83%
proxy-71340.38%
refusal-2680.19%
don't know-17252.04%
He did not go to school at all11850.52%
He left school with no qualifications or certificates221546.07%
He left school with some qualifications or certificates321265.99%
He gained further qualifications or certificates after leaving school (e.g. an apprenticeship, nursing or teaching q415454.36%
He gained a university degree or higher degree512253.45%
Other974121.16%
Total35471100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
Only available for IEMB-114057789.79%
proxy-71950.43%
refusal-2530.12%
don't know-16961.54%
he did not go to school at all14090.91%
he left school with no qualifications or certificates28411.86%
he left school with some qualifications or certificates310152.25%
he gained further qualifications or certificates after leaving school (e.g. a45361.19%
he gained a university degree or higher degree58451.87%
other97250.06%
Total45192100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-930.01%
inapplicable-81755332.17%
proxy-738807.11%
refusal-2130.02%
don't know-145818.4%
he did not go to school at all17241.33%
he left school with no qualifications or certificates21169221.43%
he left school with some qualifications or certificates3627011.49%
he gained post school quals or certs (e.g. city & guilds)4675412.38%
he gained a university degree or higher degree529315.37%
other971670.31%
Total54568100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-93190.63%
inapplicable-83529569.21%
proxy-732626.4%
refusal-220.0%
don't know-117093.35%
he did not go to school at all12800.55%
he left school with no qualifications or certificates244378.7%
he left school with some qualifications or certificates322524.42%
he gained post school quals or certs (e.g. city & guilds)422464.4%
he gained a university degree or higher degree511272.21%
other97650.13%
Total50994100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
proxy-78915.49%
refusal-260.04%
don't know-1163910.09%
Never went to school11390.86%
Left school no quals2687642.35%
Left sch w some qual3228814.09%
Got Further Ed quals4344921.24%
Got uni/highr degree59505.85%
Total16238100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-910504262.39%
don't know-114440.86%
he did not go to school at all117381.03%
he left school with no qualifications or certificates22464814.64%
he left school with some qualifications or certificates3137728.18%
he gained further qualifications or certificates after leaving school (e.g. a4139268.27%
he gained a university degree or higher degree570474.19%
other977600.45%
Total168377100.0%

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