Innovation Panel variable: edasp highest level exam like to get b/f leave school/college

highest level exam like to get b/f leave school/college

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Question label:

Highest level exam like to get b/f leave school/college

Question text:

What are the highest level exams you would like to gain before you leave 'school {if EDTYPE = 1}' 'college {if EDTYPE = 2|3}'?

Question universe:

if [DEMOGRAPHICS.JBSTAT = 7] // Full time student
And If [(EdType = 1 | 2) | (EdType = 3 & DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAge >= 16 & DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAge <=19)] // At school or Sixth Form College or at a Further Education college and aged 16 to 19

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2432	97.51%
proxy	-7	30	1.2%
GCSE/Standards/GNVQ Foundation/GNVQ Intermediate/NVQ1/NVQ2	1	4	0.16%
AS Levels/AVCE Part	2	1	0.04%
A Levels/Highers/NVQ3/AVCE Single/AVCE Double	3	26	1.04%
Other qualifications	97	1	0.04%
	Total	2494	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2777	97.54%
proxy	-7	22	0.77%
don't know	-1	1	0.04%
GCSE/Standards/GNVQ Foundation/GNVQ Intermediate/NVQ1/NVQ2	1	4	0.14%
AS Levels/AVCE Part	2	2	0.07%
A Levels/Highers/NVQ3/AVCE Single/AVCE Double	3	34	1.19%
Other qualifications	97	7	0.25%
	Total	2847	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2642	97.13%
proxy	-7	34	1.25%
refusal	-2	1	0.04%
don't know	-1	3	0.11%
GCSE/Standards/GNVQ Foundation/GNVQ Intermediate/NVQ1/NVQ2	1	5	0.18%
AS Levels/AVCE Part	2	4	0.15%
A Levels/Highers/NVQ3/AVCE Single/AVCE Double	3	22	0.81%
Other qualifications	97	9	0.33%
	Total	2720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3007	98.24%
proxy	-7	3	0.1%
don't know	-1	1	0.03%
GCSE/Standards/GNVQ Foundation/GNVQ Intermediate/NVQ1/NVQ2	1	8	0.26%
AS Levels/AVCE Part	2	1	0.03%
A Levels/Highers/NVQ3/AVCE Single/AVCE Double	3	30	0.98%
Other qualifications	97	11	0.36%
	Total	3061	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2204	97.22%
proxy	-7	15	0.66%
refusal	-2	1	0.04%
don't know	-1	1	0.04%
GCSE/Standards/GNVQ Foundation/GNVQ Intermediate/NVQ1/NVQ2	1	7	0.31%
A Levels/Highers/NVQ3/AVCE Single/AVCE Double	3	30	1.32%
Other qualifications	97	9	0.4%
	Total	2267	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2124	95.98%
proxy	-7	51	2.3%
GCSE/Standards/GNVQ Foundation/GNVQ Intermediate/NVQ1/NVQ2	1	5	0.23%
A Levels/Highers/NVQ3/AVCE Single/AVCE Double	3	27	1.22%
Other qualifications	97	6	0.27%
	Total	2213	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2829	94.62%
proxy	-7	94	3.14%
don't know	-1	2	0.07%
GCSE/Standards/GNVQ Foundation/GNVQ Intermediate/NVQ1/NVQ2	1	7	0.23%
AS Levels/AVCE Part	2	3	0.1%
A Levels/Highers/NVQ3/AVCE Single/AVCE Double	3	44	1.47%
Other qualifications	97	11	0.37%
	Total	2990	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2408	93.7%
proxy	-7	89	3.46%
don't know	-1	3	0.12%
GCSE/Standards/GNVQ Foundation/GNVQ Intermediate/NVQ1/NVQ2	1	11	0.43%
AS Levels/AVCE Part	2	2	0.08%
A Levels/Highers/NVQ3/AVCE Single/AVCE Double	3	44	1.71%
Other qualifications	97	13	0.51%
	Total	2570	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2115	93.46%
proxy	-7	63	2.78%
don't know	-1	2	0.09%
gcse/standards/gnvq foundation/gnvq intermediate/nvq1/nvq2	1	4	0.18%
as levels/avce part	2	9	0.4%
a levels/highers/nvq3/avce single/avce double	3	39	1.72%
other qualifications	97	5	0.22%
	Total	2263	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2185	91.88%
proxy	-7	111	4.67%
don't know	-1	2	0.08%
gcse/standards/gnvq foundation/gnvq intermediate/nvq1/nvq2	1	15	0.63%
as levels/avce part	2	1	0.04%
a levels/highers/nvq3/avce single/avce double	3	54	2.27%
other qualifications	97	10	0.42%
	Total	2378	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2282	94.57%
proxy	-7	76	3.15%
don't know	-1	1	0.04%
gcse/standards/gnvq foundation/gnvq intermediate/nvq1/nvq2	1	11	0.46%
as levels/avce part	2	1	0.04%
a levels/highers/nvq3/avce single/avce double	3	38	1.57%
other qualifications	97	4	0.17%
	Total	2413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1965	91.44%
proxy	-7	125	5.82%
don't know	-1	2	0.09%
GCSE/Standards/GNVQ Foundation/GNVQ Intermediate/NVQ1/NVQ2	1	11	0.51%
AS Levels/AVCE Part	2	2	0.09%
A Levels/Highers/NVQ3/AVCE Single/AVCE Double	3	39	1.81%
Other qualifications	97	5	0.23%
	Total	2149	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1933	90.24%
proxy	-7	147	6.86%
don't know	-1	2	0.09%
GCSE/Standards/GNVQ Foundation/GNVQ Intermediate/NVQ1/NVQ2	1	13	0.61%
AS Levels/AVCE Part	2	2	0.09%
A Levels/Highers/NVQ3/AVCE Single/AVCE Double	3	35	1.63%
Other qualifications	97	10	0.47%
	Total	2142	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2128	89.22%
proxy	-7	206	8.64%
don't know	-1	1	0.04%
gcse/standards/gnvq foundation/gnvq intermediate/nvq1/nvq2	1	11	0.46%
as levels/avce part	2	4	0.17%
a levels/highers/nvq3/avce single/avce double	3	33	1.38%
other qualifications	97	2	0.08%
	Total	2385	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1582	90.09%
proxy	-7	135	7.69%
gcse/standards/gnvq foundation/gnvq intermediate/nvq1/nvq2	1	15	0.85%
as levels/avce part	2	1	0.06%
a levels/highers/nvq3/avce single/avce double	3	21	1.2%
other qualifications	97	2	0.11%
	Total	1756	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1769	94.6%
proxy	-7	82	4.39%
gcse/standards/gnvq foundation/gnvq intermediate/nvq1/nvq2	1	5	0.27%
as levels/avce part	2	1	0.05%
a levels/highers/nvq3/avce single/avce double	3	12	0.64%
other qualifications	97	1	0.05%
	Total	1870	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2347	91.39%
proxy	-7	169	6.58%
gcse/standards/gnvq foundation/gnvq intermediate/nvq1/nvq2	1	9	0.35%
as levels/avce part	2	3	0.12%
a levels/highers/nvq3/avce single/avce double	3	37	1.44%
other qualifications	97	3	0.12%
	Total	2568	100.0%

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