Innovation Panel variable: hiqual_dv Highest qualification

Highest qualification

Current status highest educational or vocational 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:

Uses NHIQUAL_DV on data file INDRESP_IP/

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	99	3.97%
Degree	1	846	33.92%
Other higher degree	2	310	12.43%
A-level etc	3	483	19.37%
GCSE etc	4	498	19.97%
Other qualification	5	117	4.69%
No qualification	9	141	5.65%
	Total	2494	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	130	4.57%
Degree	1	923	32.42%
Other higher degree	2	351	12.33%
A-level etc	3	544	19.11%
GCSE etc	4	582	20.44%
Other qualification	5	150	5.27%
No qualification	9	167	5.87%
	Total	2847	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	109	4.01%
Degree	1	881	32.39%
Other higher degree	2	340	12.5%
A-level etc	3	528	19.41%
GCSE etc	4	555	20.4%
Other qualification	5	146	5.37%
No qualification	9	161	5.92%
	Total	2720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	124	4.05%
Degree	1	1006	32.87%
Other higher degree	2	366	11.96%
A-level etc	3	593	19.37%
GCSE etc	4	632	20.65%
Other qualification	5	166	5.42%
No qualification	9	174	5.68%
	Total	3061	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	40	1.76%
Degree	1	688	30.35%
Other higher degree	2	314	13.85%
A-level etc	3	449	19.81%
GCSE etc	4	491	21.66%
Other qualification	5	127	5.6%
No qualification	9	158	6.97%
	Total	2267	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	47	2.12%
Degree	1	627	28.33%
Other higher degree	2	295	13.33%
A-level etc	3	437	19.75%
GCSE etc	4	492	22.23%
Other qualification	5	147	6.64%
No qualification	9	168	7.59%
	Total	2213	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	72	2.41%
Degree	1	780	26.09%
Other higher degree	2	393	13.14%
A-level etc	3	611	20.43%
GCSE etc	4	687	22.98%
Other qualification	5	174	5.82%
No qualification	9	273	9.13%
	Total	2990	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	53	2.06%
Degree	1	656	25.53%
Other higher degree	2	339	13.19%
A-level etc	3	540	21.01%
GCSE etc	4	580	22.57%
Other qualification	5	169	6.58%
No qualification	9	233	9.07%
	Total	2570	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.71%
Degree	1	552	24.39%
Other higher degree	2	294	12.99%
A-level etc	3	497	21.96%
GCSE etc	4	552	24.39%
Other qualification	5	136	6.01%
No qualification	9	190	8.4%
	Total	2263	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.67%
Degree	1	591	24.85%
Other higher degree	2	325	13.67%
A-level etc	3	523	21.99%
GCSE etc	4	573	24.1%
Other qualification	5	150	6.31%
No qualification	9	200	8.41%
	Total	2378	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.54%
Degree	1	589	24.41%
Other higher degree	2	328	13.59%
A-level etc	3	523	21.67%
GCSE etc	4	586	24.29%
Other qualification	5	170	7.05%
No qualification	9	204	8.45%
	Total	2413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.84%
Degree	1	502	23.36%
Other higher degree	2	275	12.8%
A-level etc	3	480	22.34%
GCSE etc	4	526	24.48%
Other qualification	5	154	7.17%
No qualification	9	194	9.03%
	Total	2149	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.98%
Degree	1	422	19.7%
Other higher degree	2	229	10.69%
A-level etc	3	439	20.49%
GCSE etc	4	510	23.81%
Other qualification	5	258	12.04%
No qualification	9	263	12.28%
	Total	2142	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.67%
Degree	1	443	18.57%
Other higher degree	2	241	10.1%
A-level etc	3	461	19.33%
GCSE etc	4	584	24.49%
Other qualification	5	325	13.63%
No qualification	9	315	13.21%
	Total	2385	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.97%
Degree	1	305	17.37%
Other higher degree	2	165	9.4%
A-level etc	3	251	14.29%
GCSE etc	4	399	22.72%
Other qualification	5	306	17.43%
No qualification	9	313	17.82%
	Total	1756	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.75%
Degree	1	318	17.01%
Other higher degree	2	190	10.16%
A-level etc	3	270	14.44%
GCSE etc	4	421	22.51%
Other qualification	5	336	17.97%
No qualification	9	321	17.17%
	Total	1870	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.08%
don't know	-1	18	0.7%
Degree	1	413	16.08%
Other higher	2	215	8.37%
A level etc	3	357	13.9%
GCSE etc	4	596	23.21%
Other qualification	5	484	18.85%
No qualification	9	483	18.81%
	Total	2568	100.0%

hiqual_dv

Datafile

Derived variable note:

Derived variable note:

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Derived variable note:

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Wave 17 (q_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

Wave 16 (p_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

Wave 15 (o_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

Wave 14 (n_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

Wave 13 (m_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

Wave 12 (l_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

Wave 11 (k_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

Wave 10 (j_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

Wave 9 (i_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

Wave 8 (h_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

Wave 7 (g_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

Wave 6 (f_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

Wave 5 (e_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

Wave 4 (d_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

Wave 3 (c_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

Wave 2 (b_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

Wave 1 (a_hiqual_dv indresp_ip)

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