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Mainstage Variable

qfedxb

New qualifications: any GCSEs grade A-C

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Education: Recent Education and Training

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	48	0.33%
inapplicable	-8	12064	83.67%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
Not mentioned	0	1269	8.8%
GCSE grades A-C	1	73	0.51%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.4%
inapplicable	-8	12471	83.85%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
Not mentioned	0	1326	8.92%
GCSE grades A-C	1	68	0.46%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	12945	84.1%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
Not mentioned	0	1380	8.97%
GCSE grades A-C	1	84	0.55%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13000	83.24%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Not mentioned	0	1535	9.83%
GCSE grades A-C	1	100	0.64%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	285	1.8%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Not mentioned	0	14411	91.26%
GCSE grades A-C	1	81	0.51%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	343	2.11%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Not mentioned	0	14946	92.04%
GCSE grades A-C	1	58	0.36%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	371	2.24%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Not mentioned	0	15258	91.93%
GCSE grades A-C	1	79	0.48%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2959	15.68%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Not mentioned	0	15034	79.68%
GCSE grades A-C	1	73	0.39%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34	0.22%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Not mentioned	0	14967	95.92%
GCSE grades A-C	1	80	0.51%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	30	0.19%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Not mentioned	0	15081	96.53%
GCSE grades A-C	1	76	0.49%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29	0.27%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Not mentioned	0	10458	95.89%
GCSE grades A-C	1	61	0.56%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	2251	20.11%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Not mentioned	0	8498	75.92%
GCSE grades A-C	1	76	0.68%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	607	6.43%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Not mentioned	0	8443	89.46%
GCSE grades A-C	1	72	0.76%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	505	5.46%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Not mentioned	0	8231	88.99%
GCSE grades A-C	1	76	0.82%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.17%
inapplicable	-8	578	6.1%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Not mentioned	0	8387	88.46%
GCSE grades A-C	1	79	0.83%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	598	6.23%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
Not mentioned	0	8327	86.74%
GCSE grades A-C	1	87	0.91%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	866	8.8%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
Not mentioned	0	8494	86.28%
GCSE grades A-C	1	95	0.96%
	Total	9845	100.0%

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